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Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« on: November 16, 2004, 03:30:36 PM »
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2004, 03:33:05 PM »
 :-o :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2004, 03:40:17 PM »
Hahahahahahahahaaaa!

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Hahahahahahahahaaaahahahahahahahahaaaa!



It does almost seem like a set up in some respects - perhaps some "contributors" added "harmless data files" so they could kick microsoft in the nuts later ;-)
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2004, 04:02:55 PM »
Why am I not surprised!!!
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2004, 04:15:07 PM »
So all it means is that Sony get a reduced rate on XP... which sucks as they are one of the few companies big enough to chalenge M$ with Linux or a proprietory system.

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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2004, 04:17:42 PM »
Perhaps you should get Sony to market AROS on its PDAs etc ;-)
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2004, 06:24:30 PM »
Boring....

I am not surprised that they used pirated software. I am sure home owners and maybe some business use some software that is not legit.

They must be really bored for them to pick on Microsoft for such thing.  :-)
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2004, 06:27:59 PM »
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Perhaps you should get Sony to market AROS on its PDAs etc ;-)


Well until recently Sony PDA's could run AROS :-o But now they've switched to using ARM CPU's (rather than the 68k compatible Dragonball)... Now to get AROS booting on my XScale :-/

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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2004, 07:08:19 PM »
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Lets hear it for Microsoft.............
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2004, 07:35:20 PM »
And on the Transmeta Cruso processors? :-)
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2004, 08:05:29 PM »
I would hardly say "busted."

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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2004, 08:10:15 PM »
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And on the Transmeta Cruso processors? :-)


Yeah, AROS run on them (much to the anoyance of the staff at a Sony store on Tottenham court road) :-)

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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2004, 08:49:42 PM »
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2004, 08:52:22 PM »
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Re: Microsoft busted - used pirated software
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2004, 09:01:18 PM »
Way way too funny --

I don't think boring at all.
The irony here -  The company that raises the issue of  "Illegal copies of its os" (and hellish activation) are proven to be using priated software -- Or at least one of their subcontractors.  

I thought the expression was:
He who is without sin shall throw the first stone...

The revised line for MS should be:
He who is with the least amount of sins  shall throw the first stone.

 :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D
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