MS To Limit Security Fixes to Legal Copies of Windows

rufey writes "An Associated Press artcile on MSNBC is reporting that Microsoft is going to start restricting access to security updates from pirated copies of its Windows operating systems. Starting in mid 2005, if you have a pirated copy of Windows, the only way to obtain security updates will be through the automatic updates mechanism. And even that method may be restricted at a future date. The article is light on details about what versions of Windows this will affect. Parts of the system to check for a valid copy of Windows is already used when downloading software (such as Media Player) from Microsoft - except that validation is currently optional." EnderWigginsXenocide points out Reuters' version of the story.

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B.S. Thanks for feeding into ??AA math. If I was never going to pay for it EVER, it can't be LOST money

Hey man, whatever you need to tell yourself so you can sleep at night.

The simple fact is you are SUPPOSED to pay for it. You are using the software, and until they can find a way to make you pay for the software you're using (like the point behind this entire /. article), then it is money they are losing out on.

If everyone had your mentality, Microsoft would make no money, and they would stop producing their software. While some may argue this is a good thing, the fact that you apparantly like using Windows makes me wonder whether you can honestly agree with them.