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So...what are the cons of using pirated windows?
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So...what are the cons of using pirated windows?
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>>55285292
being part of a botnet
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>>55285292
Some Chink or Russian has access to all your personal information and your PC can serve as DDoS machine without your knowledge.
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>>55285327
>implying americans are more trustable
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>>55285404
Russian and Chinese work camps are more scary
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>>55285292
Running an unlicensed copy of a proprietary program is almost as bad as running a licensed copy of a proprietary program.
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>>55285438
/thread
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>>55285292
None. Activate via KMS and it's literally no different from using a paid version.
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>>55285320
>implying

Microsoft is part of NSA's mass surveillance program "PRISM":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)

Microsoft informs the NSA about bugs before fixing them:
https://archive.is/OBGB1

Microsoft openly offeres cloud data to support PRISM:
https://archive.is/tW6fu

Microsoft has backdoored its disk encryption:
https://archive.is/2XIvX
https://archive.is/qLRZx

Windows snoops on the users' files, text input, voice input,
location, contacts, calendar records and web browsing history,
even after related settings are turned off:
https://archive.is/thsGd
https://archive.is/sz1nt
https://archive.is/g3QdQ
https://archive.is/ko469
https://archive.is/l6pmO
https://archive.is/zK93U

Micrcrosoft automatically downloads Windows 10 on PCs running
Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 (between 3.5GB and 6GB), even if
users have not opted-in:
http://archive.is/CEvKh

Windows 10 scans for illegal/pirated software:
https://archive.is/vhjwm
https://archive.is/2jehd
https://archive.is/KQsBh

Microsoft proudly presents surveillance statistics:
https://archive.is/MB0Yy

> Over 82 billion photos viewed.
> Gamers spent over 4 billion hours playing PC games.
> 44.5 billion minutes/month spent in Microsoft Edge.
> Over 2.5 billion questions asked of Cortana since launch.
> Windows 10 now active on over 200 million devices.
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>>55285481
>>55285327
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>>55285456
Would thia be safe?
http://windowsloaders.com/windows-10-activator-kmspico/
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>>55285481
Only criminals should be scared. If you are pedo like most of /g/ users then I understand why you cling to your freedom linux so much.
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>>55285292
Just some hard to read texts in the corner of your screen which fortunately, not permanently appears in front
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>>55285438
This.
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>>55285522
fuck off, dumb tripfag
go back to plebbit
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>>55285555
Use MSTK.

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/28669-Microsoft-Toolkit-Official-KMS-Solution-for-Microsoft-Products

Make sure you get it from there too, there are plenty of fake versions. Also make sure that you get a compatible version of Windows, as some can't be activated via KMS. If you're getting Windows 10, get Enterprise.
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>>55285558
>You have no right to be scared by the government's actions.
good goy
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>>55285558
>implying you will think only the way government wants
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>>55285555
search kmspico 10 on sunxdcc.com and get it off irc that is malware
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>>55285597
>>55285603
Why dont you abandon technology, your identity and go live in a forest like a fucking hippie since you are so scared of goverment?
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>>55285327

i know this is mostly paranoia but how would you discover the existence of these sort of things in torrented versions? i'm running wireshark on a fresh win7 vm with networking and checking every ip destination and it looks fine (entirely microsoft so far for drivers)
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>>55285618
People shouldn't be scared of the government. Governments should be scared of their people. #VotedLeave #tookbackcontrol
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>>55285438
freetard
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[[ Will it ever come? ]]
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Is there any linux alternative to the windows' Strem.io or Popcorn Time?
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