Microsoft has a very active effort going on to fight software piracy. While this can cause headaches for legitimate users, I do understand their problem. Do you realize that in some countries the piracy rate is over 90%? I think I would be doing something too!
Recently, they have changed their update process to check to make sure the update is being applied on legitimate copies of the software. They have also made changes to Windows XP product activation that are designed to catch pirated copies before they get in the hands of unknowing end users.
Microsoft is also involved in several law suits with PC vendors that have been installing pirated copies of their products on computers the vendor builds.
While this will probably cause some pain for legal users of Microsoft products, it is certainly understandable.
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