Draconian Windows Watchers

Vikingod · Apr 5, 2007, 04:44 PM

Source: Washington Post
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When some people use Windows without paying for it, Microsoft's honest customers wind up covering their tab.

And they don't just pay for it in higher prices that reflect losses due to theft. The bigger collateral damage of Windows piracy now comes from the enforcement systems Microsoft has built into its own software.

These tools are supposed to make using a bogus copy of Windows irritating or impossible. Messages will nag you about not running a genuine copy, parts of Windows may stop working, and you may even be locked out of your own computer. Eventually, you'll break down and break out the credit card.

Apr 5, 2007, 04:44 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Draconian Windows Watchers Source: Washington Post ______________ When some people use Windows without paying for it, Microsoft's honest customers wind up covering their tab. And they don't just pay for it in higher prices that reflect losses due to theft. The bigger collateral damage of Windows piracy now comes from the enforcement systems Microsoft has built into its own software. These tools are supposed to make using a bogus copy of Windows irritating or impossible. Messages will nag you about not running a genuine copy, parts of Windows may stop working, and you may even be locked out of your own computer. Eventually, you'll break down and break out the credit card. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*