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Aero To Be Unavailable To Pirates

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-shiny-for-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Users thinking of pirating the next version of Windows may have a surprise in store: no Aero for you. The upcoming Microsoft OS will run a check to ensure the copy was legally purchased. If it comes up short, the shiniest part of the OS will not be available." From the article: "At first an optional program, the piracy check eventually became mandatory for many types of Windows XP downloads, but was not required to run any aspect of the operating system itself. Microsoft has identified reducing piracy as a key way for the company to grow its sales of Windows, which is already used on more than 90 percent of personal computers. But it's not just pirates who will be blocked from Windows' fanciest graphics. The Aero display also won't be available to those who buy Windows Vista Basic, the low-end consumer version of the operating system."

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  1. Yes, but... by Disavian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Working validation crack in 3, 2, 1...

  2. I had the same idea. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

    I want to write a Linux program that runs a series of invasive system checks to make sure you didn't pay for it.

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    1. Re:I had the same idea. by generic-man · · Score: 5, Funny

      I deeply appreciate that the virtual Richard M. Stallman is in the unstable Debian repository. :)

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  3. Re:A Pirate In Need is a Pirate Indeed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Excellent post, sir. My only objection: I'm pretty sure there's a rule against using "Rosie O'Donnel" and "running around" in the same sentence.

  4. Heat Wave by Aqua_boy17 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How in the world are we ever going to solve Global Warming unless we stop discriminating against pirates? Sheesh!

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  5. Lemme get this straight... by superdan2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...so if I were to pirate Windows (I'm speaking hypothetically as Mac OS X user), and MS knows it, they'll prevent me from using the part of the OS that sucks up system resources like there's no tomorrow? Awesome. Pirate Windows and it will run faster.

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