News - Windows 7 cracked and activated with leaked OEM license key

[HEXUS]

85 days before general release, Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system has fallen foul of the hacking community.

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[0iD]

Well the longer Win7 has been available, the longer hackers have to find workarounds, and the longer MS have to combat these before general release to the public.

[Platinum]

Bloody pikeys

[kingpotnoodle]

Don't imagine it will be long before installations activated with this key will no pass whatever the new version of WGA are...

Can't see MS just 'letting it slide'

[p1t0nu]

gee, well stop the presses..can anybody really say they`re surprised?

it was all just a matter of time, really..

[Platinum]

With the pre order prices we have enjoyed there has really been no reason to pirate this, Not that there ever is a valid reason for piracy though.

[kalniel]

gee, well stop the presses..can anybody really say they`re surprised?

But everyone told me they only pirate because of high prices!

[aidanjt]

And yet again, DRM is proven to be a complete and utter failure.

[pauldarkside]

Total apathy here. Placed my pre-orders - can't really do much more than that. If anyone expected this not to get cracked they'd be fools.

[aidanjt]

But everyone told me they only pirate because of high prices!

Breaking DRM is a challenge for some. Breaking DRM != piracy. Nice strawman anyway.

Not that the 'special-offer' price was that great anyway.

[Noxvayl]

Bloody pikeys

Pikeys aren't smart enough for this... plus do they know what the internet is?

With the pre order prices we have enjoyed there has really been no reason to pirate this, Not that there ever is a valid reason for piracy though.

One man's terrorism is another's freedom fighting. Point being regardless of your point of view others have valid reasons for doing what they do, whether you agree with them or not does not make them any less valid.

[DeludedGuy]

Hackers dont really care about price, they see it as a challenge, something do to, and when you can crack something made by Microsoft, I'm sure they feel pretty special and want to share it with the rest of the world.

Ofcourse, it doesnt make it legal but as always, bringing the price down to <£50 was a great move, and I am sure some people who would have pirated actually bought it, there is no way to actually stop some people from ever doing it, but the price does affect many other people.

[this_is_gav]

New record?

[pauldarkside]

That code rings a few bells

[jim]

Hackers dont really care about price, they see it as a challenge, something do to, and when you can crack something made by Microsoft, I'm sure they feel pretty special and want to share it with the rest of the world.

Ofcourse, it doesnt make it legal but as always, bringing the price down to <£50 was a great move, and I am sure some people who would have pirated actually bought it, there is no way to actually stop some people from ever doing it, but the price does affect many other people.

I agree with everything you said, except that - as far as I'm aware a fairly large number of them have absolutely no interest in sharing anything with the rest of the world.

[dangel]

Is this actually a crack? Sounds more like a leaked key?