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11-22-2012, 07:20 AM
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Licensing snafu leaves Windows 8 open to PIRATES
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11-22-2012, 08:04 AM
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LOL - deliberate ploy to try to get more users of Windows 8 than Minix.
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11-22-2012, 08:14 AM
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Kinda what I was thinking linosaurusroot  |
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11-27-2012, 10:51 AM
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The more popular method of piracy is to break the download (distro in our language) to accept an arbitrary key that is passed along with the pirated copies.
What I mean to say is that this is all known to microsoft who use it as a means to get more copies of their OS (whether pirated or not) into use.
OK
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11-27-2012, 08:20 PM
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Not sure I'd ever bother with windows 8 for free. (well, stolen)
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