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Microsoft plans to give some pirates a break | |
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| Time: 10:17 EST/15:17 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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As part of its growing antipiracy campaign, Microsoft is testing a program that offers free licensed versions of Windows XP Professional to some customers whose copies are found to be bogus. The move is the latest in a series of expansions for the Windows Genuine Advantage program, which Microsoft quietly launched last September. The program, which runs software that verifies whether a particular copy of Windows is legitimately licensed, is the linchpin of a campaign by Microsoft to boost the number of paying customers among the millions of people that use Windows. The Windows Genuine effort started as a purely voluntary program, but Microsoft has since been requiring validation for more and more customers who want to download software from the company. | ||
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| #1 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 5/5/2005 11:46:29 AM |
| Another good place to look would be machines sold on eBay with XP already installed. I've seen folks receive machines "pre-installed" with spyware and all sorts of junk (as well as a sordid internet history); I very much doubt that the XP install is legit. |
| #2 By 9264 (69.176.33.164) at 5/6/2005 6:10:51 AM |
| I usually hate it when someone says "old news" but didn't I read about this several years ago? |
| #3 By 24029 (192.85.50.1) at 5/6/2005 11:28:25 AM |
| the title is misleading. if you actually read the article, you will discover that MS is giving consumers a break, who unwittingly bought pirated copies of windows. for a consumer to get compensated, they must turn in the pirate. |
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