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Old 06-14-2008   #1 (permalink)


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For Microsoft, antipiracy is a naked baby

The mystery of Vista's faces likely piqued your curiosity because it was well, weird. A photograph too tiny to see of three smiling guys embedded in the Vista installation DVD? What's next, a microdot to dot the "i" in Microsoft?
It sounded like an urban legend... Actually, it's not the strangest thing Microsoft's done to combat counterfeiters and pirates. As the world's largest software maker, the company has also been in the forefront of antipiracy measures. And sometimes the front of the line is -- well, weird. So, in a piratical spirit -- that's half pirate, half puritan -- we offer these other hidden treasures...


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Old 06-14-2008   #2 (permalink)


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Wow, who knew these pictures existed on your DVD?
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Old 06-14-2008   #3 (permalink)


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It's like the little thingies on passports. I didn't even know that existed on your DVD.
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Old 06-14-2008   #4 (permalink)


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When they start embedding (quietly, of course) RFIDs on the DVDs I am gonna be LMAO....
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Old 06-14-2008   #5 (permalink)


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As long as its not a naked picture of Hillary Clinton. I would have to burn the DVD and workstation.
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Old 06-15-2008   #6 (permalink)


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Or worse - A naked picture of Bill!
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Old 06-15-2008   #7 (permalink)


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Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by davehc View Post
Or worse - A naked picture of Bill!
Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by SCSIraidGURU View Post
As long as its not a naked picture of Hillary Clinton. I would have to burn the DVD and workstation.
Oh God No... dont think that or it might happen
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Old 06-15-2008   #8 (permalink)


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Re: For Microsoft, antipiracy is a naked baby

Yeah, I'd not only burn the media, I think it'd drive me crazy enough to burn my eyes out....
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Old 06-24-2008   #9 (permalink)


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Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by SCSIraidGURU View Post
As long as its not a naked picture of Hillary Clinton. I would have to burn the DVD and workstation.
SCSIraidGURU you have put a picture in my head that is making me feel... well, just plain dirty - Oh No, now it's Monkey Boy Steve Ballmer doing the duck-walk - won't somebody help me???

Last edited by AvatarOfTheShip; 06-24-2008 at 04:15 AM..
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Old 06-24-2008   #10 (permalink)


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Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by AvatarOfTheShip View Post
won't somebody help me???
I have dispatched some folks from the closest Psychiatric hospital to get you some help for the images of Hilary Clinton
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