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Microsoft Begins Distributing ‘Get Genuine’ OEM Kits

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Mary Jo
Mary Jo
Aug 15, 2006
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Microsoft has begun making good on its commitment to extend its Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program to the PC maker channel. Microsoft has started distributing “Get Genuine” kits to its channel partners, providing “a cost-effective solution to help them get legal, deepen your customer relationship, and be there as a trusted advisor,” according to the Softies. The kits are designed to enable OEMs to convert users running pirated software to legal copies of Windows XP.

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