Re: [tamil.net] Fw: Win 98 ... Beware of it???
Dear Mr. Kumarasingam and Tamil Net
citizens,
Thank you very much for you forwaded mail. However, I think
its yet another hoax that has been spread around by people to further bring down
Microsoft.
Frankly, I'm unable to determine whether the theory behind the
technology works or not but I have the following to share to believe that it
really doesn't work:
1. When you update Windows 98, you get a pop-up saying that a
program will start to scan your computer to check for updates and will be done
by NOT sending any information to Microsoft. Therefore, if a person were to be
sued for software piracy, then a registered user can counter-sue Microsoft for
breach of end-user license. Since it clearly says that no information will be
sent to Microsoft during the process, it is a direct breach of customer
confidence. If the computer is scanned at any other time during the process, it
is considered hacking and punishable by electronic crime law. I honestly don't
think that Microsoft wants more lawsuits on its head.
2. As for pirated software lawsuits, most countries do not
have specific laws and most of the are prosecuted by the Business Software
Alliance (BSA). Under the act, no one can sell, ditribute or yuse pirated
software for profit and income purposes. Lets say, a computer vendor advertises
that a brand new computer comeswith Windows 98 but its in fact a pirated copy,
then he can be prosecuted or even a webpage designer who uses Frontpage 98 to
produce webpages for profit. But home users cannot be dragged into court as long
as they have not been using the software for profit purposes else I think
Microsoft wouldn't have to work on newer software but just get its income from
tacking down home users using pirated software.
3. Finally, Microsoft simply wants world dominance.
Occasionally, it attacks companies whom use piratedsoftware but the case are
settled outside court because it wants them to continue using its software. Only
software pirates are causght and prosecuted. Microsoft simply cannot allow its
name to be smared and even loose its customers. Its Microsoft dominance now and
its going to be that way for quite sometime, there are already many public
domain operating systems like Linux and BeOS and Microsfot considers them to be
great threats. Trust me, Bill Gates is very careful at what he
does......
I'm not saying what I've said is right as its only my
opinions. I'm however very familiar with computer and I'm studying
Computer Science and to my best knowledge, there isn't many genuine cases
as describes but I do appreciate Mr. Kumarasingam's concern and forwarding the
message to all but let us also consider the facts but please remember, I'm NOT
encouraging you to use pirated software. Perhaps senior Tamil Net citizens and
other computer experts may have something to say.... anything Mr. Bala?
:-)
Anbudan,
Thiruvendran
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From:
Balamohan <soorian@pl.jaring.my>
To:
Kumarasingam <singamku@tm.net.my>
Subject: Win
98 ... Beware of it???
Date: Saturday, 7 November 1998 04:51
i get
this mail, so i forwarded this mail to u.
my advised, don't update
pirated software .
but can use it.
>
>>>Microsoft slapped two more lawsuits against one teenager and
one
> >>>retired worker for using pirated Windows 98
software.
> >>>For your information on how Microsoft actually
trace PIRATED /
> >>>COPIED / UNLICENSED Windows 98:
>
>>>Whenever you logon into the internet, during the verifying
password
> >>>duration. Your ISP (Internet Service
Provider
> >>>eg:SingNET,PacNET,CyberNET,SwiftNET) will
download a SUB-REGISTRY
> >>>ENCRYPTED HEXADECIMAL
(containing all your PROGRAMS serial numbers
>
>>installed
> >>>into Win98!!) file from your Windows
98 registry. Then they send
> >>>this SUB-REGISTRY to
Microsoft for verification. And ONLY Microsoft
> >>>knows how
to decode this encypted hexadecimal file.
> >>>If Microsoft
verified that the serial numbers are authentic, then
>
>>>they WILL REGISTER THOSE NUMBERS FOR YOU A-U-T-O-M-A-T-C-A-L-L-Y
!!!
> >>>And if Microsoft denied those serial numbers, then
they will send
> >>>an E-Mail to the ISP you dialled
into and your ISP will start tracing
> >>>everyone who logons
to their systems. That's why during sometime
> >>>for no
reason your internet started slowing down. And if your ISP
>
>>>verified that the SUB-REGISTRY ENCYPTED HEXADECIMAL file
is yours,
they
> >>>will
> >>>send your
information over to Microsoft Singapore. And there they
>
>>>will decide whether to take actions or not.
>
>>>There is already 54 cases in Singapore regarding uses of
PIRATE
> >>>COPIED UNLICENSED Windows 98.
>
>>>I do not wish to see any of my friends get into this million
dollar
> >>>tangle from Bill Gates, not that I hate this guy,
but it really
> >>>sucks when they made such
anti-piracy move into the software itself -
> >>>thus
forcing everyone to buy Microsoft original's Windows 98, if not
>
>>>they'll slap you with a lawsuit.
> >>>Forward
this mail to as many people you know, and who knows you may
>
>>>just save one of your friends from getting sued by
Microsoft.
> >
> >
>
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