Over the weekend, the Computer Times ran a story quoting a Microsoft employee who said the company would not prevent pirates from installing Windows XP Service Pack 2. Apparently the piece quickly caused some raised eyebrows among other Microsoft employees, since the company’s policy apparently hadn’t actually changed. Microsoft is now circulating a press memo stating the company’s position since SP1 has not changed, and they will be offering no olive branch to pirates. “Prior to installing, SP2 will check the OS’ product ID (PID) against a list of known pirated PIDs,” says a Microsoft spokesman. “If a PID is found to be invalid, SP2 will not install.” Last week our users (followed by Slashdot’s users) debated the position of offering critical patches to pirates in an effort to limit the impact of worms.
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