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Asus Ships Cracking Software On Recovery DVD
Barence writes "Asus is accidentally shipping software crackers and confidential documents on the recovery DVDs that come with its laptops. The startling discovery was made by a PC Pro reader whose antivirus software was triggered by a key cracker for the WinRAR compression software, which was located on the recovery DVD for his Asus laptop. Along with the key cracker the disc also contained confidential Asus documents including a PowerPoint presentation that details 'major problems' identified by the company, including application compatibility issues. The UK reader is not alone, either — several users in the US and Australia have also found suspicious files on Asus discs."
Do they come with cheese?
Attention all planets of the Solar Federation! We have assumed control! - Neil Peart
If only they'd used 7zip instead! Oh, you fools!
End of lesson. You may press the button.
To that person: If your goal was to get your resume noticed, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
Putting the CEO's dim-witted nephew Steve in charge of disc duplication seemed like such a good idea. I mean, how could anyone screw something THAT simple up, right?
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
I'm making a note here. HUGE SUCCESS!
A guy burns a master CD while smoking a joint in Taiwan... Somewhere in Redmond, a large office chair is hurtled through a pane of glass.
Rich And Stupid is not so bad as Working For Rich And Stupid.
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It's on a Windows DVD.
Asus is just saving its users some time. No point delaying the inevitable.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
"The quality checking will be happening as optional."
Windows 3.1x calc: 3.11 - 3.10 = 0.00
Especially in international, multi-cultural enterprises.
When the executives said they wanted "Cracking software" on the CD, they meant it in the same way that Wallace does when he compliments Gromit on breakfast: "Cracking toast, Gromit!"
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I don't think asus will get sued by winrar. This is obviously an accident, and im sure asus has purchased legal copies, or atleast they have now. Now they might get sued by Microsoft for violating the nda.
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True, I wonder why the BSA never got involved ;)
"Linux is for noobs"-The new MS fud strategy
Because, you know, after MSI threw in those free moviez, ASUS had to up the ante a little :)
And apparently they were kind enough to include both English and Chinese versions of it, too!
Cheers,
"What in the name of Fats Waller is that?"
"A four-foot prune."
Sounds like a release notes ^_^
"Does anyone know if the crack is carrying a trojan?"
No. It claims it can't "feel anything" unless it goes in bareback.
"But this one goes to 11!"
Nice, I want a copy of that. Sounds like Asus is including some pretty useful utilities along with their new machines! Now there's a software bundle that for once might actually be of some use to me! ;)
What about the very first hit on Google, eh?
The truth is everywhere!
"Be light, stinging, insolent and melancholy"
Vista?!! My eyes!! Everywhere I look everything is framed in translucent frames with a weak-ass Northern Lights rendition! And I have a date tonight! WHAT AM I GONNA WEAR??!!!!
War as we knew it was obsolete
Nothing could beat complete denial
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Then you have Microsoft employees where finding open source apps on your computer is a chairable offense.