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Answer» HERE Software pirates have reportedly hacked Windows Vista so that a stolen copy can run as though it were a fully licensed and activated version. A group of notorious software pirates has hacked Windows Vista so that a stolen copy of the operating system can run as though it were a fully licensed and activated version, according to various Internet reports and blog posts Monday. The hack, or "crack," as such techniques are sometimes called, was developed by the hacking group Pantheon. It's based on the fact that copies of Vista shipped in large volumes to PC manufacturers don't require full product activation, according to reports. It wasn't immediately clear if the hack has been widely exploited. Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) estimates that global piracy costs the software INDUSTRY about $40 billion per YEAR in lost sales. Of late, the company has been hunting down hackers and pirates more aggressively. In December, Microsoft announced that a joint effort with the FBI and Chinese authorities helped bust up a major ring of software counterfeiters operating from the city of Guangdong in southern China. The gang was allegedly responsible for manufacturing and distributing more than $2 billion in fake Microsoft software, the company said. Also last year, Microsoft announced lawsuits in six states against companies it accuses of participating in the gray market software trade. The suits were filed in federal courts in California, New York, New Jersey, FLORIDA, Nevada, and Montana. Unlike software pirates -- who illegally create and sell counterfeit copies of commercial software -- gray marketers profit by selling software in ways that violate the manufacturer's licensing terms. Microsoft is drastically lowering its prices in some emerging markets -- in part to lower INCENTIVES to commit software piracy in areas of the world where the practice has become rampant. Microsoft last week said the price of boxed versions of Windows Vista will be reduced by almost half in some parts of Asia. There is no such thing as a software that can't be cracked. I'm sure though now that it's in the open Microsoft will crack down on it and it will no longer work after a few weeks.I did some more search, and it looks like the above hack has been out there for about a month, and apparently Vista hacked with it, passes validation tool with flying colors.But is it something Microsoft cannot block? The article doesn't SEEM to say one way or another if it is. But if it's been out for over a month maybe it's something that can't be. Immediately made me think that maybe this was the reason behind Microsoft's move to lower the cost of Vista, something they've never done in the past.Quote But is it something Microsoft cannot block?Unfortunately (LOL), I'm not a hacker, so I can't answer this question. As for lowering Vista's price, I may be wrong, but I think, it has more to do with Vista sales not meeting Micro$oft expectations.i don't know but there is this OEM toolkit you can download and there is some keys there. I guess you just have to update to latest bios version and activate your computer like dell or hp OEM does? ( i am not encouraging anyone to pirate but this seems to be legal?) |
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