Microsoft, I Heart You.
"Microsoft Corp. has kicked off a new program aimed at severely curtailing the ways people using pirated copies of its Windows operating system can get software updates.
When a computer user starts to download updates, the new program, called Windows Genuine Advantage, will scan the machine to see if it's running an authentic version of Windows.
If the program detects a counterfeit copy, it will offer two options:
_Customers who fill out a piracy report, provide proof of purchase and send in the counterfeit CDs will get a free copy of Windows Home Edition, which retails for $199, or Windows Professional, which sells for $299.
_Those who simply submit a piracy report - giving details of when, where and from whom the operating system was purchased - and send in the counterfeit copy will get either version of Windows at half price."
Pirated copies of Windows now come with proofs of purchase?
Well, I don't think I need to go into what's wrong here.
When a computer user starts to download updates, the new program, called Windows Genuine Advantage, will scan the machine to see if it's running an authentic version of Windows.
If the program detects a counterfeit copy, it will offer two options:
_Customers who fill out a piracy report, provide proof of purchase and send in the counterfeit CDs will get a free copy of Windows Home Edition, which retails for $199, or Windows Professional, which sells for $299.
_Those who simply submit a piracy report - giving details of when, where and from whom the operating system was purchased - and send in the counterfeit copy will get either version of Windows at half price."
Pirated copies of Windows now come with proofs of purchase?
Well, I don't think I need to go into what's wrong here.