Quote:Aiming to crack down on counterfeit software, Microsoft plans later this year to require customers to verify that their copy of Windows is genuine before downloading security patches and other add-ons to the operating system.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5550205.html
Well... erm... how was the Linux status right now for a multimedia pro user?
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I\'m serious
how the hell should i verify it. i got win xp on the computer from the store.
in other words they have a list of pirate cd-keys.etc or have a unique tag identifier for real ones.... (maybe the pirates have a cracked part to stop the activation request system)
tomcat, if its legit and from a computer store you should of got a sticker in you documentation with your cd-key plus a barcode on it.... and if your windows is illigitimate and you bought it with a PC, you can A. Demand they give you a legit copy. B. Notify the police, C. Sue em!
Quote:One software industry study estimated that more than a third of software is pirated, costing the industry $29 billion a year. Microsoft won\'t put an exact figure on its losses, but said it is certainly in the billions over the past 10 years.
I really find these kinds of things annoying, as if those \'illegal software users\' were going to suddenly buy everything they have cracked.
just found out uni students can get MS software for free
It\'s actually a great idea. But if I was microsoft, I wouldn\'t send off bells and whistles when the person tries to update. I\'d just upload a file that makes windows stop working.
That\'ll make em buy windows REAL QUICK, or switch to something else.
Btw, my Microsoft code is right on the bottom of my laptop.
my sticker is sitting on the side of the case, couldn\'t be arsed to stick it on the front lol
bloody hell, not again...
Hooray for pirate software! To hell with MS!!!