engine - 10:01 pm on Oct 17, 2006 (gmt 0)

Oh, this is a big deal for Microsoft, and for pirates.

I cannot imagine how large the piracy problem is for Microsoft.

If the pirate clears off to some other platform, MS is no worse off. If it converts pirates to legitimate copies, then MS will gain.

For the vast majority of users, they will not have a problem.

It's also worth noting that this is specific to retail copies.