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Microsoft slips to warez monkies

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  • 13-07-2002 11:38pm
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    PPC
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    The title says it all

    xprtm.jpg
    xpwarezpic.jpg


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    sceptre
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    Ohohoo, for some reason I found that funny. Surprised those pics didn't turn up last September though.

    I see it has the infamous "to be blocked in SP1" key.


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    KdjaCL
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    hehhee
    very good
    and the to oobe blocked cd key
    lol

    kdja


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    nanook
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    ok explain it to me like i was a three year old
    i am probably going to get abuse over this but i dont get it
    someone help me


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    PPC
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    Originally posted by nanook
    ok explain it to me like i was a three year old
    i am probably going to get abuse over this but i dont get it
    someone help me

    Someone made a cracked copy of XP before it was released


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Originally posted by nanook
    ok explain it to me like i was a three year old
    i am probably going to get abuse over this but i dont get it
    someone help me

    Microsoft released Windows XP on October 29 2001

    It's standard that Microsoft sends the gold code (final code) to get the CDs pressed (and to some PC companies like Dell) long before this so that they can actually have the product on the shelves (and on computers as a pre-installed product) on this date.

    A software release (warez) group called DevilsOwn got hold of this gold code long before the release date and distributed it on the Net (initially on IRC) on August 29 2001 (actually a full month before the date on the second picture).

    Therefore lots of people had the full version of Windows XP running almost two months before the official release date. The situation had been even worse with Windows Millennium, where people had the final disc over three months before official release date.

    The pictures are meant to convey "haha, up yours, Bill" Not that any of us will condone such practices, but it's still funny.

    There you go, the joke's just spoiled now:)


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