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Paul Thurrott's WGA Woes Solved

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the egg-on-faces dept.

David Horn writes "Last week Slashdot ran an article regarding the trouble Paul Thurrott had with WGA. It turns out that after talking to Microsoft, he was actually running a pirated version of Windows, legitimately purchased from an online vendor. Paul admits that 'the truth is, I just made a mistake. If we learn something from that mistake, fantastic, but I wasn't trying to set up a life lesson for anyone, let alone myself.'"

3 of 250 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Loyal fan by Ant+P. · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I'd be _really_ pissed if I found out my Knoppix disc was actually some iso off Bittorrent...

  2. A likely story! by DirePickle · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Say, these are awful nice kneecaps. It'd be a shame if, y'know, something were to happen to 'em. And accidents do happen... like accidentally installing pirated versions of Windows."

  3. Tin Foil Hat Explanation by KU_Fletch · · Score: 5, Funny

    MS Rep: That's a real nice website you got there Mr Thurrott.
    PT: Thanks.
    MS Rep: It would be a shame if it was accidentally got blocked by IE 7 for being unsecure.
    PT: Now how the hell would that happen?
    MS Rep: You know. Things happen. Websites get added to lists. Thumbs get accidentally broken. It's a funny world.
    PT: Come to think of it, I think I'm using a bad serial number.
    MS Rep: Atta boy.

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