Microsoft Anti-piracy Move Irks China Official

Holy cow this is funny! It seems a top Chinese copyright official is upset with Microsoft for launching "Windows Genuine Advantage" in China last week.

There are people even trying to sue / fine Microsoft because they are upset that their pirated version of Windows has reduced functionality. Methods to subvert the program were circulated on Chinese blogs and Internet chat-rooms within days of its launch.

Dong Zhengwei, a Beijing lawyer, said Microsoft was abusing its market power and had filed a complaint to China's trade watchdog, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the China Daily said in separate report. "Microsoft should be fined $1 billion," the paper quoted the lawyer as saying.