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Smart People, Dumb Piracy

Posted in Tech by Dan at 3:00 pm
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People sure get desperate to get legitimate Windows XP Professional or Home licenses. First there was the leaked FCKGW code, which bypassed Windows Product activation and has since been banned by Microsoft.

With that key gone, and most key generators not working determined Windows key finders have had a ton of luck with the power of Google (and Belarc Security Advisor), or with a simple trip to a computer reseller. Of course, we strongly recommend that you BUY a retail copy of Windows and never pirate software – we are proving this story to simply point out that such methods of obtaining Windows XP keys exist.

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3 Responses to “Smart People, Dumb Piracy”

  1. Matt W says:

    Ha, they used the cheapest & shittiest CD-R they could find to burn a copy of “The Devil’s Own” XP Pro disc. That was a funny pic, since it was released before XP was.

    With XP being a tick over 5 years old now, I’ll bet that disc hasn’t work in about 4 years and 11 months.

    Just like a pirate to go ALL cheap on the bootleging. Arghhhhh matey!!!!!!
    Not that I’ve never done so myself or anything……..

  2. Hitsuji says:

    Hehe, this also works in some internet cafes…

  3. CuRsE says:

    “http://www.——.org/ez_piracy_at_bestbuy.php”

    Microsoft advises systembuilders to slap the original serialnummer on every manufactured computersystem, so no way to just use SAMPLE-stickers, anyway they could show the system running another os.

    sry for my nooby english ;)

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