Windows-maker Microsoft alleges that Comet created and sold 94,000 counterfeit Windows XP and Vista recovery CDs.
The CDs, which allow users to reinstall software they have legitimately purchased with a computer, were sold by Comet so that users did not have to create their own, sources at the company said.
In a statement Microsoft conceded that “the alleged counterfeits were sold to customers who had purchased Windows-loaded PCs and laptops”. Prior to 2007, most manufacturers included recovery disks, but the practice ceased in 2008 as they encouraged purchasers to make their own. Comet sources say they believe they acted in the best interests of the consumer by producing bespoke recovery disks for each computer model.
Click here for the entire article: The Telegraph, Matt Warman, 4 january 2012
