Paul Thurrott's WGA Woes Solved

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.'"

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Re:Hey is that crow on the table?

[Anonymous Coward]

You're right. Everyone assumed that because he was techie enough to write these columns, that he'd be techie enough not to be so fucking stupid as to purchase a pirated copy of Windows.

Come on. He's a fucking news editor and author of several XP tech books. You'll have to forgive all of Slashdot for assuming he'd be bright enough not to make a "mistake" that is more common for a newbie who has never touched a keyboard before. If he's stupid enough to fall for that, I have a feeling he's the sort of person who must reply to email about increasing his penis size, or helping out that poor Nigerian who just wants to share his inheritance.