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Nerdy Photo in Vista DVDs Thwarts Disk Pirates
maximus1 writes "Microsoft says that the tiny photo on the Windows Vista Business Edition installation disks is an anti-piracy feature. The tiny photo of three grinning men — less that 1 mm in size — is one of several images incorporated into the hologram's design intended to make it harder to replicate a Vista DVD, according to Nick White on Microsoft's Vista team blog. 'The real story is interesting, but conspiracy theorists will be disappointed to learn that it is not the result of a deliberate attempt to deceive,' White wrote."
[such negative reaction to it why pirate it?]
There isn't a lot of negative reaction to Vista. There's just some in the uber-geek, OSS community. The rest of the planet is already switching to Vista.
I don't respond to AC's.
fucking cockheaded motherfuckers. shit piss nigger cunt.
mod this troll. if you DARE
shitcunt
You know, jokes are one thing, but this is just painful. Is this what you mean when you say anyone who doesn't think like you is "against freedom"?
Actually, I said I was an advocate of freedom. I also have a sense of humor, which is something you should try. I don't know what you think, dedazo, because I've never seen you have a thought.
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
Why would I want to pirate that piece of shit anyway? So I can have software that will actually slow down my machine and annoy the shit out of me?
That's for the $10 copies. There are, however, the $400 copies, in which case people are fooled into thinking that the $400 they're paying for this program is going to Microsoft instead of some thief's pocket.
you know, it amazes me how many slashdotters don't understand this. these slashdotters run around acting like they're the kings of modern computing and that they have all the insight in the world and they still don't grasp these simple concepts. what's worse is their little admirers who mod them up. just goes to show there are a lot of brainless twits running about.
these are the same morons who don't understand why joe sixpack keeps a distance from linux either.