Seriously, though, I would agree with this.. it's one thing (in my mind) if Joe bob brother gives his friend a copy.. but it's different when it's being sold. That having been said, I've known of storefronts that pushed out tons with "cracked" copies.. they were reported.. the reason why we say "nothing happened" is because to our knowledge, and in talking with others, the storefront, etc. were never contacted and two years later, there is no change. If it was taking a while to bend through the courts, that would be one thing.. but there would be a filing regarding it somewhere, and the person being sued would know about it.
:) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:57 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already First off, do you have any idea how long it takes a lawsuit to move through the courts? Second, how do you know FOR SURE that nothing has been done or is in the works? Maybe they didn't shut down the Either way, WGA will block the FCKGW and like keys. So the problem is solved. Microsoft benefits by not having to drag all of these black market OEM's through the courts. Wayne Johnson wrote: > As I'm sure Thane, Joe User & I have reported others to MSFT because > they installed the FCKGW version of XP but I can say without a doubt > MSFT did absolutely nothing to punish the people that were reported & > now they supposedly want to do something? I don't believe they'll do any > more than the WGA states on the surface. MSFT knows that if they tighten > the noose too much some one will take the whole EULA thing about them > owning the software & that all we're paying for is it's use all the way > to the Supreme Court.
