The mass pirating of software doesn't always pay, especially in the US. A Georgia man has been sentenced to just under four years in jail and fined $25,000 this week for selling counterfeit copies of ...

Several European gamers who just received their Xbox 360s back from the repair center are reporting that Microsoft has done away with the bland and featureless silver Microsoft warranty stickers and ...

To protect its products and software, Microsoft strictly regulates the sale and use of Windows software by embedding a validation code, also called a product key, in every copy of Windows. Should you ...

Microsoft's decision to move to hardware embedded product keys for Windows as part of its Activation 3.0 system is creating difficulties for users wanting to reuse the keys for further installations.