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A lot of big players like adobe and microsoft don't seem to think this is a problem. In the past I have gotten cracks for legitimately purchased software from both because their licensing system is/was crap and would block access thinking my copy was not valid.

Pretty bad when the pirated versions of your software work better than the legit copy.




> A lot of big players like adobe and microsoft don't seem to think this is a problem

Microsoft has bribed their way into having power of police in Argentina.

the can legally obligate you to give them a report of how many computers and what operating systems you are using and they can request a judge's order to enter your company with the police to audit your infrastructure if they think you are not telling them the truth.

I they will do this kind of stuff without fear of losing face I don't think they will care if some legit customer gets hit by a false positive.




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