Re: [Hampshire] 22% of Windows Installs Non-Genuine

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Author: Dean Earley
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] 22% of Windows Installs Non-Genuine
Jim Kissel wrote:
> Microsoft disclosed Monday that over one in five Windows installations
> were deemed non-genuine through the company's Windows Genuine Advantage
> program, which requires users to validate their operating system before
> downloading updates from the company.
>
> Since WGA launched in July 2005, over 512 million users have attempted
> to validate their copy of Windows, Microsoft said. Of those, the
> non-genuine rate was 22.3 percent.
>
> A one observed, "That means there are 114 million possible F/OSS
> (Free/Open Source Software) users out there."


So....
They're saying that ALL the thieves are potential OSS users?

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