Microsoft to test simpler get-legal process for Windows pirates
Microsoft will make it somewhat easier for people running counterfeit copies of Windows to get legal as they upgrade to the newest edition, Windows 10, the company's top OS executive said Thursday.
"We'll offer a one-click opportunity to get Genuine via the Windows Store or by entering an activation code purchased elsewhere," said Terry Myerson, who heads Microsoft's Windows and devices teams, which were recently reorganized under the "More Personal Computing" umbrella.
"Genuine" is Microsoft's nomenclature for a legal license to its software.
Microsoft will try to tempt pirates into going legal after upgrading to Windows 10 by providing links to sites where they can buy a legit license and get a product key code they can use to activate the OS.
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