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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?
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Yea it's £90 here just for the Home upgrade version..
Pirate copies have always been able to update and always will be MS can't stop it.
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.
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.
People will find a way round it.
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.
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.
Microsoft make a bundle off companies buying the official software, it's not worth their time or effort in doing much about private PC owners pirating their software.
Perhaps if they didn't charge such stupid prices for something that isn't all that good, less people would use a pirated copy.
It's product updates they've stopped allowing pirated copies to download, not the OS itself from working. It'll just continue as usual, Pirated copied not being updated is something thats been goingon for a long time, not as if it's gonna change now.
It's going ot get worse with Vista
It's going ot get worse with Vista
I doubt the people with pirated copies will bother forking out £59 when they can just use their current version for free.
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.
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.
"filling out a report will entitle them to receive a copy of Windows XP Home Edition for the reduced price of £56"
Just checked how much it costs online....£59
Just checked how much it costs online....£59
[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4717417.stm[/URL]
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?
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