FAST lifts lid on most-pirated software brands

Hannah Breeze
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Office and Windows account for nearly half of counterfeit software, with Adobe products hot on their heels, claims industry body

Microsoft Office and Windows are the most-pirated software programmes in the UK, according to new research from the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST). The industry body has released case ...

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