MacroShaft plans to sue more users
Actually, I'd prefer if they do go after the companies and not the consumers.
I recently worked on a PC for a friend's sister and she had a stolen copy of XP and had no idea that it was illegal. Someone built the PC for her. Actually, all the software on it was illegal except for some kid's games she put on it.
I understand their need to protect their investment and business, but they do need to be careful not to walk the same path as the RIAA.
I recently worked on a PC for a friend's sister and she had a stolen copy of XP and had no idea that it was illegal. Someone built the PC for her. Actually, all the software on it was illegal except for some kid's games she put on it.
I understand their need to protect their investment and business, but they do need to be careful not to walk the same path as the RIAA.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
MacroShaft already gives the RIAA virtual handjobs w\ all the "anti-piracy" shit they throw into WinBlows.I understand their need to protect their investment and business, but they do need to be careful not to walk the same path as the RIAA.
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MacroShaft already gives the RIAA virtual handjobs w\ all the "anti-piracy" shit they throw into WinBlows.
Yeah, they do and that sucks as the RIAA is the most evil industry outside of banking and insurance.
Still, you think Microsoft doesn't know that people will get around that stuff? until they really focus on it, I tend to think it's sort of a dog and pony show to coddle certain industries.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
So, people can still use pirated copies of Windows, they just can't patch the security holes in it. So we should see in a marked increase in the number of Windows machines on the net that act as unsuspected brodcasting zombies for various backdoors, viruses, and worms.
Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.
Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.
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