E-recycling innovator is going to prison for trying to extend computers' lives

[samastur]

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-microsoft-copyright-20180426-story.html

[duskwuff]

> E-recycling innovator is going to prison for trying to extend computers' lives

No, he's going to prison for counterfeiting software -- to the extent of having overseas manufacturers print custom CDs with fake Microsoft holograms on them.

More discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16946478

[jjeaff → duskwuff]

You're right. But you should also note that the software he counterfeited was free software.