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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
How long ago were they saying that? I think they must have changed their mind once they reached market dominance because since XP their copy protection has become more and more intrusive with each release. Obviously that won't apply to pirate versions because it will have been stripped off, but it does show a desire not to have it copied. I've also heard they trawl through Ebay looking for people selling genuine OEM disks without a computer to go with it.
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The quote isn't recent but the overall situation hasn't changed. There are plenty of Windows 7 images available.
Microsoft's efforts at stopping piracy don't prove they want it eliminated. They want to keep it in check, given that other options are easily and legally available at no cost.