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How exactly would you know that you have a Pirate copy of any Microsoft Product?
It's one thing deliberately buying a Pirate Copy but I'm guessing here that most people who buy these systems don't know what it is that they are buying exactly.
I've seen the same thing in Au with some resellers who's ethics leave a lot to be desired selling complete systems with Volume License Product that they purchased as an Action Pack on all systems that they sell and passing them off as Genuine.
If you can find a way to make a couple of hundred $ per unit that is a massive profit for them and a great reason why they would want to do things like this. The Profit on selling Hardware is next to nonexistent so the License Costs of Microsoft Product is a great incentive for many. Doesnt matter what the costs of the License are to those its pure profit which is something that they simply would never be making doing things the right way.
Col
It's one thing deliberately buying a Pirate Copy but I'm guessing here that most people who buy these systems don't know what it is that they are buying exactly.
I've seen the same thing in Au with some resellers who's ethics leave a lot to be desired selling complete systems with Volume License Product that they purchased as an Action Pack on all systems that they sell and passing them off as Genuine.
If you can find a way to make a couple of hundred $ per unit that is a massive profit for them and a great reason why they would want to do things like this. The Profit on selling Hardware is next to nonexistent so the License Costs of Microsoft Product is a great incentive for many. Doesnt matter what the costs of the License are to those its pure profit which is something that they simply would never be making doing things the right way.
Col
"PCs installed with the pirated copies of Windows include well-known brands Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, among other Chinese computer makers. It is understood that the pirated OSs are likely installed by a third party who preloads Windows over the non-Windows OS that are originally on these machines when they leave the factory."
Ah, the irony. Try getting a machine in the US from these vendors WITHOUT Windows pre-installed. Yet countries where other OSs are preloaded, pirates turn around and load Windows. Why don't the vendors just switch distribution channels?
Paul's article mentions it briefly at the end, but there's nothing unique to China about pirating software.
Ah, the irony. Try getting a machine in the US from these vendors WITHOUT Windows pre-installed. Yet countries where other OSs are preloaded, pirates turn around and load Windows. Why don't the vendors just switch distribution channels?
Paul's article mentions it briefly at the end, but there's nothing unique to China about pirating software.
Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo - you CAN'T find any for sale in any shops around here without Windows on them, and finding any without Windows on their websites is damned hard as well.
It reminds me of the early days of WGA on XP, it was SO touchy that it kept declaring valid systems as a pirate because you replaced the hard drive or video card or similar. Experience showed that the only version of Windows WGA could NOT shut down were the actual pirate copies as they didn't have the code to allow the shut down in them.
It reminds me of the early days of WGA on XP, it was SO touchy that it kept declaring valid systems as a pirate because you replaced the hard drive or video card or similar. Experience showed that the only version of Windows WGA could NOT shut down were the actual pirate copies as they didn't have the code to allow the shut down in them.
Most DRM systems inconvenience legitimate users and have no effect on Pirates.
And worse still, corporations are totally blind to this fact.
They should be making it easier for paying customers, not harder.
They should be making it easier for paying customers, not harder.
Getting more than barganed for sometimes goes without saying. If you read the made in labels on almost every product on the planet you will more than likely see made in some Asian country. Due to cost of manufacture this is a norm. Ok so why the hacks and OS cracks ? Cost again as well as spying on other businesses is also profitable for some. Now if your nervous join the group but not much will help until we the consumer demand brain dead machines in all stores and let us buy the OS and either install it or have it done. Not a surefire way of getting a clean machine but it's a start. I get a kick out of all the products I see made overseas...what we get is what we get. Black markets will be around for as long as the world turns and have been around for longer than most people have been alive today. Sad but true.
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