My conclusion was that Windows/MS put a lot of their effort into breaking Windows if you didn't have a legit key. I don't remember exactly, but it just was a piece of junk. When I bought a copy of windows all my headaches went away. The thing I have found about pirated Windows (never tried office, pirated) is that it didn't work well. Of course I would record it and ff through the ads if they did. It is their stupidity that leads me to watch using other means. If the tv companies were smart they would put their broadcasts on the internet along with their ads. So, I feel your motivation, that if it exists it is ok, like finding a cigarette butt on the ground and smoking it.
I do use various online streaming services to watch tv, without paying. We have the freedom to talk positively about piracy and also negatively. It is an issue that transcends industry and affects our humanity. We need options that don't turn us into thieves. Things like GPL came about because of the problems with piracy.
Piracy is as old as the internet, older really, since BBS days, but so is anti-piracy. There are so many great alternatives to 'office'.Īlso, you can legitimately say when asked, 'no, i am not a thief', if you do not use pirated software. I really couldn't imagine why anyone would bother except as a technical exercise.
