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Story: Microsoft 'frightened' by police XP hack
watchdog needed
I had the same reaction as you. In this country (UK) laws are different but I am sure there is something similar that could have been done and at very least kicked up a stink.
Unfortunately, she hates confrontation and gave up. Despite ipgrasing ths graphics card, ram and re-installing legit windows it still ran like something frim the 80s. She decided to cut her losses and gave the sysrem away. She since bought a laptop from elsewhere.
What makes me want to cry is for the price she paid for that junk and the upgrades she could of had a Dell XPS with legit windows and proper support.
I'm all for protesting when stores sting the innocent and would love to see a IT watchdog people could go to when they are not brave enough to face confrontation.
If Microsoft bricked the pirate systems maybe she would have been more inclined to have complained.
David Long
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