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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. Haha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...I use a Mac ... and Linux ... and even BSD ... but not that fugly, bug riddled, virus infested, spam ridden, trojan hacked, wormy operating system called Windows...

    You get what you [over] pay for.

    SUCKERS

  2. I agree! Let's have their balls and whistle! by YeeHaW_Jelte · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ehm, sorry, not a native speaker ...

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    "The chances of a demonic possession spreading are remote -- relax."
  3. Re:A Pirate In Need is a Pirate Indeed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Of shit.