Can Microsoft stop the plunder?
Speaking of pirates, on the Usenet newsgroups someone has compiled a CD of Windows 2000 Pro, Server, and Advanced Server, comprised of all the versions that Microsoft Select licensees receive — all with SP3 included. Dubbed “Windows 2000 3-in-1 CD,” the hacked CD also includes a boot menu (for whichever version of W2K you want to install), Internet Explorer 6, NTFSDOS (so you can read NTFS partitions from DOS), Ghost, DriveImage 6, and Windows 2000 Resource Kit, a spy says. The spy adds that no serial numbers are required. My spy also said this proves Microsoft’s anti-piracy efforts can’t stop the technically savvy. Ready, set, CorelDraw One spy reports that Amazon may be offering a bogus rebate for CorelDraw, and the problem stems from an apparent breakdown between Amazon.com and supplier, Ingram, at least when it comes to CorelDraw. After advertising that CorelDraw would be available Aug. 1, then declaring it “discontinued,” then finally saying it would start selling the software on
