Microsoft brings Office nagware to the states
PC World | at | by Mike
Microsoft today announced it was expanding an antipiracy program for Office to the U.S., the U.K. and 11 other countries that will identify pirated copies of the suite and nag users with on-screen messages.
The expansion follows a pilot program Microsoft launched in four countries in April 2008, then extended to an additional 24. This is the first time, however, that Microsoft has asked U.S. users to install a notifications component that pesters users if it determines the copy of Office is illegitimate.