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join:2002-01-19
Santa Clara, CA | reply to redxii
Re: Microsoft Piracy Check Comes Calling said by redxii:said by HMS1:On edit: All I can think of it being intended for is to scare naive consumers who bought PCs at dodgy shops, or casual infringers who don't know what they're doing. That was the point of activation; not stop piracy but to keep casual infringers who haven't a clue what they're doing. How so??
The casual user buys a used computer at Joe Wong shop for $149. Amazingly it has WinXP professional and Office 2003 professional installed.
Joe actually went into enough trouble to change the FCKGW key to something else, although still invalid.
In the third world a this is the rule in 99% cases. |
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 CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by public:said by redxii:said by HMS1:On edit: All I can think of it being intended for is to scare naive consumers who bought PCs at dodgy shops, or casual infringers who don't know what they're doing. That was the point of activation; not stop piracy but to keep casual infringers who haven't a clue what they're doing. How so?? The casual user buys a used computer at Joe Wong shop for $149. Amazingly it has WinXP professional and Office 2003 professional installed. Joe actually went into enough trouble to change the FCKGW key to something else, although still invalid. In the third world a this is the rule in 99% cases. And you honestly thing the "casual" user even knows HOW to change a key? Somehow, I doubt it. |
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sjmorganPremium
join:2003-08-05
Wilmington, NC | reply to public
Let's not play innocent when buying a computer. Even in the third world, dodgy vendors are easily recognized. And the axiom "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is not true" holds in every country. I've helped many users who have bogus copies of XP and/or Office 2003 and advise them all to get legal. Frankly, I'm tired of dodgy third world vendors pirating these products and have resisted doing the same to be competitive, so I support Microsoft's new policy. |
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public
join:2002-01-19
Santa Clara, CA | said by sjmorgan:Let's not play innocent when buying a computer. Even in the third world, dodgy vendors are easily recognized. Yes.
Just about every single one falls into that category. |
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