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Originally Posted by no.guru
Copies of Microsoft's applications and OSs can be had through TPB and other sites. Remember Bill Gates' comment: "As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours."
MS benefits from piracy. I don't think we will see them taking action any time soon.
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Then why did Microsoft take such drastic measures as online registration and activation for every individual copy, all but eliminating Windows and Office piracy? I travel in countries where they use plenty of pirated copies. But all old versions like Windows XP. Few dare to use the Windows 7 copies, apparently they are seriously messed up. Besides, Microsoft used their official connections in China to enforce that every computer must be shipped with an official copy of Windows (or with some other OS installed).