Pirates With Attitude — PWA made the news by releasing Microsoft Windows 98Windows 98 ( codename Memphis is a graphical operating system released on June 25, 1998 by the Microsoft Corporation. The new operating system was essentially an updated version of Windows 95, and like that earlier version, it was a hybrid 16-bit/ 32-bit 4 weeks before it hit store shelves. This incident is arguably one of the first "negative day" releases of a major software application.
Radium — Intentionally disbanded in 2001 to avoid the BSA who had them listed as their #1 target; attempts have been made to restart it. Known primarily for high dollar audio editing software such as Cubase VXT and Digidesign Pro-Tools .