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Get free copy of XP from Microsoft - if you have a pirate version

  • 25-11-2004 08:11PM
    #1
    thund3rbird_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭


    Microsoft has announced what it hopes will be a new attack on piracy - the Redmond-based giant has decided to give away free software to those who bought machines with fake copies pre-installed.

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Comments

  • #2
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,392 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    bought with a pre-installed 'fake' copy eh? :)

    /me wonders should i chance my arm...


  • #3
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Come on... Whose going to be stupid enough to admit to MS that they have a fake copy? Maybe they might catch a few particularily idiotic kiddies, but thats about it... MS hold very tight licensing with vendors, none would dare use an illegal key...


  • #4
    Mixie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 935 ✭✭✭Mixie


    IIRC they had an event in the US a while back, where if you brought along a pirated copy they gave you a legit copy, providing you promised not to pirate again.


  • #5
    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    What Doodle said. Its probably more to find bad vendors than anything else.


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 98,147 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    To get a replacement copy of Windows XP, PC users will need to send off their receipt and complete a witness statement, revealing where they bought their knock-off software.

    Around 29 percent of software applications in use in the UK are thought to be pirated, according to analyst group IDC.
    So you've to rat someone out to get a copy..

    IIRC here and Italy used to have the worst records in the EU for pirated SW not sure now.


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