Thai Pirates Crack Windows XP
Posted by: david on 11/12/2001 - 04:15 AM
[excerpt] Hundreds of copies were on display at $2.70 each at individual stalls. Licensed home and office versions in the United States retail at between $99 and $199. The official launch of Microsoft XP in Thailand is scheduled for November 17.
They said a new ``Product Activation'' feature meant individual customers had to buy separate copies of the software, activated by sending a code over the Internet when they first installed the software.
They said a new ``Product Activation'' feature meant individual customers had to buy separate copies of the software, activated by sending a code over the Internet when they first installed the software.
But large companies can buy a corporate key, allowing them to install the software on any number of machines, and pirates have been able to steal or buy these keys.
``The professional editions on display come with a corporate key on the back which unlocks the product activation device,'' said one vendor.