Non-Legit Windows Users Get Amnesty

[NFS4]

If you pirated it yourself, no go

In order to receive a complimentary copy of Windows XP Professional, customers must first file a confidential piracy report, hand over the fraudulent media and provide Microsoft with a proof of purchase. Microsoft has put in place a control to make certain that applicants are filing legitimate claims.

When asked if customers are essentially being required to snitch on the reseller they purchased from, the spokesperson said, "Microsoft is collecting information on counterfeit resellers in order to get a better sense of their illegal practices and for use in with authorities to enforce anti-piracy policies and laws."

 

[dugweb]

sounds fishy...

i wouldn't want to be in the piraters shoes

 

[ironcrotch]

mehh.. for some reason me not caring right now...

 

[jagec]

1)buy 100 copies of XP pro from some website for $5 each
2)Snitch on the website to get 100 legit copies of XP pro free from MS
3)ebay 99 of them
4)...
5)profit!

 

[Sluggo]

Hmmmmm.

I wonder how many innocent resellers will be "turned in" by people that are just hoping to snag a free copy.