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Microsoft Changes Mind, Not Protecting Pirated Software
Posted by Rebecca Bolin on Tuesday, May 11 @ 21:04:41 EDT Computer Crime
Microsoft has changed its mind about who it will protect this time around from worm and virus outbreaks, which have recently burdened networks and affected legitimate and pirated versions of Windows. Presumably because of these systems' role in spreading worms and viruses, the upcoming Service Pack 2 (SP2) was originally said to also support pirated versions of Windows. Microsoft earlier claimed it made this "tough choice" since "it is more important to keep [the user of pirated software] safe than it is to be concerned about the revenue issue."

Well... turns out "revenue issue" is more important than previously thought. SP2 will scan Windows for authenticity.

 
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Re: Microsoft Changes Mind, Not Protecting Pirated Software (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 12 @ 16:34:45 EDT
Anybody know a rough estimate of the percent of desktops running "known pirate" copies of Windows? (I guess Microsoft must know)


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Re: Microsoft Changes Mind, Not Protecting Pirated Software (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 26 @ 00:20:05 EDT
No clue, but I suspect more than expected. I bought a computer from a small store that buys used equipment, fixes them up and resales. Tried to download the Microsoft 'fixes' only to be told my software was pirated.


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