microsoft hacked into windows
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I suspect you don't understand irony - It is a subtle form of humour.
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Well, in my experience, irony is certainly much more subtle than those nicely stated license agreements from MS, or normal conventions on commercial software licenses; Given his apparent inability (or unwillingness) to understand those (what part of "theft" don't you understand...) then I guess he'll never 'get' irony. "Hey, I know. I'll go to a forum where lots of professional* developers hang out, and complain how my ability to commit theft as software piracy is being eroded" - Doh! Steve S Developer for hire *professional: someone who is paid money for the given activity. Does not imply any ability, just like 'We have a quality process' does not imply that the end product is any better, just that they know how to make another that stinks just as much. :rolleyes:
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
Then pay for it and stop complaining.
I doubt he can - he'd have to opt for Linux. An XP license + Office license would probably be 2-3 months of an average Indian salary :-) Regards, Nish
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Microsoft shipped a windows validation tool as part of the automatic updates. They have made no secret of the fact this tool was being pushed into the updates or of what this tool does. If you have a pirate copy of windows and set it to automatically download updates then you are effectively asking Microsoft to shut it down. The slightly intelligent would realize that i have probably given you the answer to your problem but i doubt you will get it. Install Linux and enjoy :laugh: Jon
jonathan15 wrote:
Microsoft shipped a windows validation tool as part of the automatic updates. They have made no secret of the fact this tool was being pushed into the updates or of what this tool does.
From what I've heard, they weren't so up front. Apparently, Windows Genuine Advantage phones home to Redmond regularly with information that uniquely identifies your computer. This wasn't mentioned prominently when it wanted to install it as an "update". The evolution of the human genome is too important to be left to chance.