Pirated Vista may be useless, Microsoft says

Vikingod · Nov 15, 2006, 06:26 PM

Source: InfoWorld
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Microsoft said supposedly pirated copies of its new Vista computer operating system "will be of limited value" to those who use them.

Microsoft responded Tuesday to reports that some Web sites have been circulating pirated copies of Vista and the Office 2007 applications suite.

The pirated Vista comes with a product key that users can enter to activate a version of the products on their computers without paying for them, according to a report on the Web site of The Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald newspaper. A product key is a unique serial number tied to each package of a software product.

Bar81 · Nov 15, 2006, 06:33 PM

Wow, MS may be pathetic. They're already owned and in denial.

OmegaRED · Nov 15, 2006, 06:38 PM

Next thing MS will say is the pirated versions of Vista have a built in time bomb and will wipe the hard drives out

Nov 15, 2006, 06:26 PM	#1
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