Microsoft Grants Accidentally Windows 8 Activation Keys to Pirates

Last August, before the official release of Windows 8, Internet released a copy of the final version so the Microsoft operating system to pass into the hands of piracy large number of users. 

However, thanks to the company’s technology, the operating system could be activated only by a third-party KMS server and used for 6 months. At least before Microsoft decides to unwittingly supply the pirates with Free Activation Keys for permanent activation …

What he did was the software giant to offer users free Windows 8 upgrade Media Center (the offer is valid until 31 January 2013). To their great surprise those who had downloaded pirated version of Windows 8 with same codes that could be used to activate the latter.

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Posted by Paracha on November 21, 2012. Filed under IT, News, Software. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.