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Warezed SoundForge Files In Windows Media Player

An anonymous reader writes "German PC-Welt magazine reports that Microsoft used an illegal copy of SoundForge 4.5 (Google translation) for editing Wave files shipped with Windows Media Player. You can check that yourself by opening any file in the [Windows location] \Help\Tours\WindowsMediaPlayer\Audio\Wav\ folder in notepad or other editors of your choice and looking at the last line. There you will find a reference to SoundForge 4.5 and also a user called 'Deepz0ne' who happens to be one of the founders of an audio software cracking group called Radium."

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  1. Lessons to learn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Do as we say, not as we do."

    1. Re:Lessons to learn by Squareball · · Score: 5, Funny

      With all the BILLION$ of dollars M$ has they can't even pony up the money for Sound Forge? Good god. If I was still running a pirated copy of windows I'd feel very vindicated.. but now I run a mac so..

    2. Re:Lessons to learn by rob13572468 · · Score: 5, Funny

      no but two wrights made an airplane...

    3. Re:Lessons to learn by Gentlewhisper · · Score: 5, Funny

      In addition, what you fail to realize is that Microsoft still has every right to tell you what you are and are not allowed to do with their software. This right is not magically forfeited because of any illicit behavior on their part. Though specific rights in specific circumstances may warrant legal removal of certain rights to certain things they own - such as the application in question in this example - there is certainly no sweeping removal that would justify your illicit behavior. That's why remedies exist for this sort of behavior - to punish people. Part of that punishment does not involve removing the rights they retain on their property.

      I beg to defer! It's Radium's software, not theirs!

  2. A few angles... by Last_Available_Usern · · Score: 5, Funny

    Optimist's response: Maybe they were waiting for their activation code. Pessimist's response: They knowingly stole it. Realist's response: Even Microsoft has no use for MS Sound Editor.

  3. It's ok, MS has indemnified everybody by wowbagger · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's ok, though, because Microsoft has indemnified everybody (except embedded Windows users), so just be happy this didn't happen in some terrible operating system without a big, strong, virile company like Micorsoft backing it...

  4. Best Friend! by Phluxed · · Score: 5, Funny

    I want to shake the hand of the guy who forgot to license it properly.

  5. BSA? by molo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where is the BSA when you need them? :)

    -molo

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  6. MiCRoSoFT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    MS is the leetest crew out there. They are just giving greetz to their friends at RAD

    -GRAViTY pwns j00!

  7. Engrish by alphapartic1e · · Score: 5, Funny

    First sentence in the translated article:

    Already times on the idea come ...

    Really want makes me the article to read.

  8. Seriously... by xstonedogx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Already times on the idea come, one with Windows XP installed WAV file with the editor to open? That makes nevertheless nobody - Microsoft will have imagined, nevertheless innumerable WAV files on the computer and those lie are to to listen to and to do not look at there.

    Off-topic me all you want, but what's the point of providing a Google translation of these things. It's like posting an article and expecting no one to RTFA.

    Oh, wait...

  9. Re:winwarez.jpg by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    wow, it's not goatse

    i almost feel disappointed :(

  10. Big Deal. by sirrube · · Score: 5, Funny

    That was in response to the developers of SoundForge using a warzed copy of windows.

  11. Supreme Best Translation Number 1! by colonslashslash · · Score: 5, Funny
    Windows Systemverzeichnis we became fuendig

    Yes, those damn systemverzeichnis! We all get very fuendig when dealing with them.

    For listening to MP3s the Windows codec was correct, but it offered only limited Encodierungsfunktionen

    Its a well known industry fact that lack of Encodierungsfunktionen causes loss of sound quality.

    Then one sees first only letter salad

    Mmmm ASCII salad. Goes great with chicken and a glass of red wine so I'm told.

    That might only in talking moon for the Windows the Media Player responsible person

    Ummm... moon wha?

    The statement of Microsoft is still pending, times sees, what says Microsoft for this.

    It's true! German Yoda does exist! And he's working for a PC magazine. I knew it!

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  12. Re:The real lesson by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nope, that's when you keep all email to management requesting the required software and their response. When the deadline is missed you show it to them.

    Oh, you put it in e-mail? All POs must be in writing and put in the blue inbox bin.

    Oh, you put it in the blue bin? We are putting all POs in the red inbox bin.

    Oh, you put it in the red bin? All that goes in the shredder. All POs must be faxed.

    Oh, I'm out of paper? Why didn't you send it by e-mail?

    What the hell are you doing sending registered mail to my home address? You can't expect me to work during my off hours.

  13. Re:The real lesson by operagost · · Score: 5, Funny

    So how is that TPS report coming?

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  14. Re:The real lesson by operagost · · Score: 5, Funny
    "You know, if worked a little smarter by developing a simple GUI library, we could eliminate half the team ..."
    I got laid off after 5 months
    Looks like the GUI library did the trick.
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