Comments on: Microsoft Anti-Piracy Tool Angers Chinese

Widget Mines Personal Data, Then Blacks Out Screens Of Users With Pirated Software

[zeekylord]

If Linux Ubuntu can be given away for free, there''s no reason why a decent copy of Windows with some of the frills removed can''t be sold for $75.

Greed is the only reason.

[zeekylord]

The problem with Microsoft and piracy can be likened to a dog chasing a fast car that it has zero chance of catching.

Simply changing a few registry keys makes Windows Genuine Advantage think you''re legit. I have no idea why these Chinese users haven''t gotten with the rest of the pirates.

I don''t condone piracy or software theft, but this problem is rather silly in it''s scope. Microsoft would do much better if it didn''t charge $300 for a copy of Vista. Setting a reasonable price point would solve so many of their woes.