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Every copy has to be validated from now on. Pirated copies can be returned for a free copy (as long as you can indentify the source), and naughty people caught with a copy can get the genuine product for a reduced price.
I think that's pretty decent. I'm sure MS don't need the money, but they could just block any pirated copies completely if they wanted. And I thought XP upwards had to be validated anyway?
Every copy has to be validated from now on. Pirated copies can be returned for a free copy (as long as you can indentify the source), and naughty people caught with a copy can get the genuine product for a reduced price.
I think that's pretty decent. I'm sure MS don't need the money, but they could just block any pirated copies completely if they wanted. And I thought XP upwards had to be validated anyway?
Just checked how much it costs online....£59
And anyway, Microsoft state they'll check for genuine copies, but there are always ways around it. I can't see them winning software piracy, it's too big of an issue to tackle.
It's going ot get worse with Vista
I can remember when people were like "Noo! You have to register XP over the internet, what will i do now?!" didnt take long for people to make cracks and keygens.
But i do think it's nice of them to offer a reduced price version and i for one would have thought that a few pirates will shell out for it now.
It saves all that restarting/internet connecting that is common when you reinstall windows.
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