[VonLipwig]

The story is misleading. It say's that Comet sold 94k counterfeit Windows CD's.

Comet seem to say that as manufacturers stopped packaging computer's with CD's they decided to make their own.

Assuming this is true. Each computer had a valid Windows license. Comet decided to burn the CD's itself so users didn't have to try to make their own recovery disks.

I don't seem the harm. I mean.. users can make their own recovery disc's anyway can't they? Comet was just saving them a step?

[galadriel]

Just guessing without the details of the case, Comet most likely had a license to sell Windows pre-installed on their computer, but not for supplying a recovery disc. Microsoft is well within its right to sell Windows which ever way they like, as long as they don't abuse their monopoly.

If Comet felt that their customer were not getting a good deal and that Microsoft was monopolistic, there are other recourse in law, which do not involve violating copyrights.

[powertower]

We'd have to look at the details of the lawsuit itself to get the real story. There could be much more to this.

[xd]

I think the problem is, comet where selling the cds. I'd be curious to know for how much.

[Tyrannosaurs]

That's not what Comet are saying. They're providing them as recovery CDs to people purchasing machines with Windows installed.

That said there is a question whether they were providing them free or at a cost.

[awa]

According to another article Comet did charge for these CDs

"There was a number of disks made, on which there was a cost and Comet charged this to the customer."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/04/us-microsoft-idUST...