[CS-FSLUG] NI: As of today, piracy-check mandatory for Windows add-ons

[Aaron Lehmann]

On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 12:25:28PM -0400, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> "Beginning Tuesday, the piracy check will be mandatory for all customers 
> worldwide who want to download add-ons for Windows XP.
> 
> The only exception is for security-related patches. Regardless of whether a 
> system passes the test, security updates will be available to all Windows 
> users via either manual download or automatic update. The Microsoft Update 
> and Windows Update utilities, which provide notifications of new patches, 
> will require validation."

BRILLIANT!  I'm glad their making sure that the pirates that use their
software have to take a test.  If there's one thing I hate, it's a
substandard buccanneer.

Seriously though, there's some very smart people over there, who
realized that whether someone stole their software or bought it legally,
an install of Windows that brings down the New York Times can't be good
for Microsoft's bottom line.

Aaron Lehmann