You are spot on.

Look in software, not just MS, if it is useful and you want everyone to use it, you have to put up with a fair amount of piracy. This is fact of life. As someone in this thread has commented, MS has gotten to this position is largely the result of piracy.

I do not submit to the WGA even my OS is legitimate as I do not believe I have to prove to MS that mine is genuine. This is not to treat your
customer who happens to back it whichever way in the last 2 decades or more.

Software vendor wants to take your money and discharges all responsibility and it is the only industry permitted to do so with 100% disregards to their customers. No wonder many software customers have little regards and loyalty to the vendors.

Software companies need to do some sole searching rather then employing these draconian measures only to be hacked and cracked (hurray), just like Mount Everest as challenge to every mountaineer.

With respect to software piracy, I have not seen any documented evidence that piracy bankrupt any software company. Has anyone? Their demise is usually caused by mismanagement. Look at Microsoft's profit and it has not abated or dented by software piracy, has it?

MS needs to bring back the good old days that many loyal supporters cherish or else they will find them being your enemy.


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