"It would simply be too easy to villainize microsoft at that point though. Headlines like "tens of thousands of microsoft customers lose all important data" will make EVERYONE think twice about using their software, not just the pirates. "

True... but all MSFT would have to do is point out that it only happens to pirated CD keys (won't help alleviate the problem by too much, since most people always assume the worst, but it would mitigate it a little at least.)

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