Not the most original title, I'm sure but if you don't like it then just saunter out of here. Anyways, Microsoft released some figures gathered by their controversial software, Windows Genuine Advantage, which was released mid 2005. This bit of software ran certain checks to verify the validity of a Windows install. This move was prompted by Microsoft's crusade against software piracy. The figures gathered stated that 22% of all Windows machines are not running valid copies of the OS.
From betanews.com
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. 56,000 reports have been made by customers of counterfeit software, which grants that user a free replacement copy of Windows.
So, by my math (as unreliable as that is), that means that 112,640,000 copies of Windows is counterfeit. All I can say is, "Wow".
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Betanews.com
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