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Microsoft Gulf and Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry coordinate raids against two local computer shops (AME Info)

20 Jul 2008

Microsoft Gulf, in collaboration with Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has announced that it has recently conducted raids on two computer shops using personal computers loaded with pirated software in Hawalli, Kuwait.

In comments confirming the open-source community's suspicions, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Thursday declared his ... (OS News)

20 Jul 2008

. In a question-and-answer session after his keynote speech at the Professional Association for SQL Server conference in Seattle, Ballmer said Microsoft was motivated to sign a deal with SUSE Linux distributor Novell earlier this month because Linux "uses our intellectual property" and Microsoft wanted to "get the appropriate economic return for our shareholders from our innovation."

Microsoft helps farmers by creating videos on best practices (The Times of India)

20 Jul 2008

Bangalore Microsoft Research Lab's 'Technology for Emerging Markets' programme is helping 5,000 farmers in Karnataka by producing videos for farmers in Kanakapura on improved farming techniques.