"When Microsoft confirmed it will offer free Windows
10 upgrades to pirates worldwide, many were shocked. VentureBeat has been trying to get more details from the
company, which disclosed today that after PCs with pirated copies of Windows 7
and Windows 8.1 are upgraded to Windows 10, they will remain in a
'non-genuine' status and Microsoft will not support them. 'With Windows 10, although non-genuine PCs may be able to
upgrade to Windows 10, the upgrade will not change the genuine state of the
license,' a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat. 'Non-genuine Windows is
not published by Microsoft. It is not properly licensed or supported by
Microsoft or a trusted partner. If a device was considered non-genuine or
mislicensed prior to the upgrade, that device will continue to be considered
non-genuine or mislicensed after the upgrade. According to industry experts,
use of pirated software, including Non-genuine Windows, results in a higher
risk of malware, fraud — identity theft, credit card theft, etc. — public exposure
of your personal information, and a higher risk for poor performance or feature
malfunctions.' Yet this doesn't provide enough answers. After a pirate upgrades
to Windows 10 for free, does this 'non-genuine' version expire and become
unusable after a certain period of time? Does no support mean no security
updates for pirates?"
by : slashdot.org
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