Microsoft has launched 63 separate lawsuits against people peddling counterfeit software on auction sites.
The legal action targets sellers in 12 nations including the US, UK, Germany and France.
Most of those Microsoft has targeted have been selling fake “Blue Edition” versions of Windows XP.
Microsoft said the operating system was proving popular on auction sites as it is reaching the end of its commercial sales cycle.
Windows XP stopped being installed on new PCs at the end of June 2008 to make way for the newest version of Windows, Vista.
While Microsoft has claimed strong sales for Vista many businesses and consumers have shunned it in favour of the older software.

Posted: 12|5|08 at 3:51 pm. Filed under: News.