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◎陳成良 Microsoft : Bad things happen to firms that use unlicensed Windows 微軟：使用未授權Windows的公司會遭殃
Companies that rely on unlicensed copies of Windows are more likely to experience system failures and lose customer data, Microsoft Corp. said today, citing a company-sponsored report. 仰賴未授權版視窗作業系統的企業，更可能面臨系統故障並遺失客戶資料，微軟今日引述由該公司贊助的一份報告指出。
According to the research, which was conducted by the Harrison Group Inc. but paid for by Microsoft, midsize companies -- those with more than 24 PCs and fewer than 500 -- were 43% more likely to have had a critical system failure lasting more than 24 hours if they used unlicensed Windows. 根據這項由哈里森集團進行、但由微軟付費的研究，擁有24部以上、少於500部個人電腦的中型公司，若使用未授權視窗作業系統，遭遇持續逾24小時重大系統當機的機率高出43%。
Those businesses were also 28% more likely to lose customer data and 73% more likely to lose their own data than companies exclusively using licensed copies of Microsoft’s software. 相較於只使用授權版本微軟軟體的公司，那些企業遺失客戶資料的機率高出28%，遺失自己資料的機率也高出73%。
The Harrison Group reached those conclusions after interviewing IT professionals and business people at nearly 1,600 companies in the U.S., the U.K., China and Brazil. 哈里森集團訪問美、英、中及巴西近1600家公司的資訊技術專業人員及商務人士後，得出那些結論。
Microsoft used the report to defend Windows Genuine Advantage （WGA）, its antipiracy program that at times has come under fire from users. 微軟利用這項報告，為它的反盜版軟體Windows Genuine Advantage（WGA）辯護，該軟體時而遭到使用者抨擊。
新聞辭典 Dictionary exclusively：副詞，獨佔地；排外地。例句：This room is exclusively for women.（這房間只對女士開放。） at times：片語，偶爾。例句：Everyone may make mistakes at times. （每個人偶爾都會犯錯誤。） under fire：片語，受到攻擊。例句：The mayor came under fire for being involved in a case of corruption.（這名市長因涉及一宗貪瀆案而遭受抨擊。）
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