Microsoft To Begin Checking For Piracy 810
Curious Yellow 82 writes "Microsoft will begin checking for pirated copies of its Windows software when users attempt to update. Security updates are supposed to be exempt from the check. Upon detection of pirated software the user will be given the oppportunity to purchase a legitimate copy of the software for a discounted price, upon providing proof of purchase etc."
Nice... (Score:5, Funny)
*scanning your copy of windows* (Score:5, Funny)
The local FBI office is located 65 miles away...is this where you would like to go today?
Re:one question (Score:2, Funny)
hmm I wonder how...
Re:Yawn (Score:5, Funny)
Reference or proof, please?
I submit that Microsoft always tries their best to make things better, but overlooks some Monday detail that ends up shooting them in the foot. Yes, I'm aware that's just hearsay and conjecture, but those are kinds of evidence, your Majesty.
Note to Microsoft (Score:5, Funny)
This will be grand when employers start having update problems because employess (or even ex-employees) took copies of software home and now the machines in the office can't update.
Re:What about keygens? (Score:5, Funny)
How can they stop you? Well Jim... I suppose they could do a "whois" on 'civilwarflorida.com', and give you a call...
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Re:MS isn't doing anything wrong... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Yawn (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Two-Pronged Approach is Best (Score:4, Funny)
But legal M$ users have been suffering these problems for years, and they haven't cleaned-up their act. Even after you announced what you had done, no one could tell if their copy had been deliberately boobytrapped, or was just a normal copy of Windows.
Re:Yawn (Score:1, Funny)
Discounted price? (Score:2, Funny)
Microsoft's missing out on a golden opportunity here. They should let you go about your business with your pirated copy, then after using it for about 6 months, the update will pop up a screen offering to sell you a copy at a heavily increased price. "Hehehe... Now we have your data. Your pirated copy of Windows will be locked until you purchase our Windows XP PE (Pirate Edition) for a nominal cost of only $999."
OK, now to all of you Microsoft guys reading this post, I claim ownership of this idea. If you use it, I want 20% of the take.
Whaddya mean... (Score:5, Funny)
Cable companies used to do this to bust people (Score:3, Funny)
Years ago, cable companies would use a similar tactic to bust people who were actively stealing cable services.
Basically on the "pirated" boxes (blackboxes) or those who were "piggybacking" cable on their neighbor's connection junction, they would broadcast a "contest" for the next 100 people to call in. People who were letitimate customers and subscribers would never even see the "contest" broadcast.
If you called in to win the "t-shirt" or "trip to Jamaica", or whatever, they collected your address and other details. When you went into the cable company location to claim your prize, they gave you a nice shiny pair of bracelets and a trip to the local police department.
Don't fall for the "discount" on any Windows product. Use this as a means to get a "discount" on the whole thing, switch to Mac OSX or Linux.
We won't treat you like a criminal.
Re:Whaddya mean... (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, lay off! For all intensive purposes he was right!
Re:I really hope that this is a pain in everyones (Score:3, Funny)
According to Microsoft, running Windows with any kind of security is NOT an authentic authorized use of their software.
Therefore you are in violation.
Re:Whaddya mean... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Yawn (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Uhh (Score:5, Funny)
Or, better yet, shut down all networking capabilities on any on any infringing copy.
Or non-infringing copy, if you wanted a +1 Funny.
c.
Re:Whaddya mean... (Score:2, Funny)
You should have known better.
Re:Uhh (Score:3, Funny)
They should also be given a click-to-install-Linux-instead option.
Re:Yawn (Score:2, Funny)
From the "Redundancy Department of Redundancy"
I'm running pirated because I'm anti-social.. (Score:5, Funny)
My laptop has a Windows XP key on a sticker on the bottom - but first, the key doesn't work with any copy except the Toshiba recovery CD that formats my computer and installs a bunch of Toshiba crap and AOL advertisements. And, then I would have to call Microsoft.
So, I'm being like totally a software pirate because I don't feel like talking on the phone to some douchebag at Microsoft.
Re:Yawn (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I really hope that this is a pain in everyones (Score:3, Funny)
So I assume you've already paid your $699 to SCO for that machine?
Re:MSDN Universal??? Certified Training Partners?? (Score:1, Funny)
I actually have it memorized.