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Microsoft Frames VistaTorrent Cease and Desist Letter

Mirosoft gave the guys behind vistatorrent.com a framed version of the cease and desist letter that took down their site. Although the demand for Microsoft’s second Vista Beta is extremely high, Microsoft refused to release a torrent for “security” reasons. At the Gnomedex conference Chris Pirillo, one of the organizers, and the initiator of vistatorrent.com [...]

Mirosoft gave the guys behind vistatorrent.com a framed version of the cease and desist letter that took down their site.

Although the demand for Microsoft’s second Vista Beta is extremely high, Microsoft refused to release a torrent for “security” reasons.

At the Gnomedex conference Chris Pirillo, one of the organizers, and the initiator of vistatorrent.com received a nice “gift” from Microsoft. It probably Microsoft’s way to let them know that they appreciate the initiative. Pretty funny…

vista cease and desist frame

Manager of Microsoft’s community team Aaron Coldiron said:

“Jake and Chris we obviously love, and we thought it was a great attempt. Of course, it does violate the EULA (End User License Agreement). Things do happen, and we thought this would be a lighthearted way to say, ‘Nice try.’ “

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