The upgrade to the pirate editions is indeed because of security issues, to fight botnets and such. It does not render pirate editions legit:
http://www.cnet.com/news/windows-10-...dered-pirated/
...it just makes them safer:
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So what exactly happens if you run a non-genuine version of Windows?
As Microsoft describes the situation, you'll see frequent messages warning you that your copy of Windows may not be genuine. Your desktop will turn to black. You can reset it, but it will continue to turn black until you activate Windows. You can still get critical security updates, though you may not be able to get optional updates or other software, such as Microsoft Security Essentials. But otherwise, Windows and your applications will still be able to function.
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