Microsoft today filed a legal complaint against Comet, a UK retailer which the company alleges sold 94,000 sets of Windows Vista and Windows XP recovery CDs without Microsoft's blessing.
From ArsTechnica:
From ArsTechnica:
Microsoft noted that the recovery CDs were sold to customers who had purchased Windows-loaded PCs and laptops. Comet operates 248 stores as well as an online shopping site.Microsoft claims UK retailer sold counterfeit Windows recovery CDs
As detailed in the complaint filed today, Comet produced and sold thousands of counterfeit Windows CDs to unsuspecting customers in the United Kingdom, Microsoft associate general counsel David Finn said in a statement posted on Microsoft's website. Comets actions were unfair to customers. We expect better from retailers of Microsoft productsand our customers deserve better, too.
