The first link purports to be an analysis of Microsoft’s short-term strategy and long-term goals.

http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit029.html

The two related links following would seem to be their means of patrolling, by way of boingboing:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29519.html

http://www.tecchannel.de/betriebssysteme/1126/index.html

So Microsoft has a plan to have small businesses move to a subscription plan for all their software, and a way to keep track of the software installed. Now they need a way to get local governments to step in and help them enforce compliance. (UCITA, probably.)

This is yet another reason I use Macintosh.
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