Today, several IT security companies are moving into that chaotic marketplace to broker a more equitable exchange of software bugs for dollars.

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The application, published Dec. 13, suggests Apple could adopt something similar to Microsoft 's widely criticized Windows Genuine Advantage copy protection program, which checks a user's machine to confirm that it is not running a pirated version of Microsoft's software in exchange for access to certain software updates.

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The application, published Dec. 13, suggests Apple could adopt something similar to Microsoft 's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) widely criticized Windows Genuine Advantage copy protection program, which checks a user's machine to confirm that it is not running a pirated version of Microsoft's software in exchange for access to certain software updates.

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