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[Benjamin Zeller]

On Thursday 27 April 2006 18:20, Daniel Carrera wrote:
> bill biggs wrote:
> > I hope the user do not get mad of this email
> > Microsoft sneaks out piracy detection software Microsoft has included
> > software in its latest batch of updates for Windows that checks whether
> > copies of the operating ...
> >
> > This is one reason I do not like windows
>
> I've been wondering how Microsoft can figure out that a copy of Windows
> or MS Office is pirated.

They just look at the ProductKey and compare it with a list, that contains 
known pirated keys.



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