Tag Archives: Microsoft

Kong Yiji and the question of software piracy

Peter Bowang Lu writes at FTChinese.com that Chinese consumers act like Kong Yiji when they pirate software.

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Medical Stand-Ins Dupe Physical Exams

A report in today’s The Beijing News says that the medical examination stand-ins in Beijing are making a good living by helping people pass their physical examinations.

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Language tips in a business report

A report on the Microsoft-Yahoo non-acquisition has Kingsoft language tips.

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Spring Festival wordplay

A BMW ad with numbers hidden in characters, and a Microsoft tool for making couplets.

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Caution! Microsoft Warning Line!

The Beijing News (新京报) for 4 September 2007 comes wrapped in Microsoft (微软)-supplied police tape.

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