Microsoft Uses Cracked Software!!

_kC_ · November 11th, 2004

c:\WINDOWS\Help\Tours\WindowsMediaPlayer\Audio\Wav\WMPAUD1.WAV

open that file with any hex editor, take a look at the bottom, it was made using a cracked version of soundforge!

**NetRyder** · November 11th, 2004

Too lazy to look. What does it say? A screenshot, maybe?

_kC_ · November 11th, 2004

pic attached,but dont takemy word for it, open yoru own wavs in hex editor

Microsoft should get in some serious trouble for this, surely they will not get away with piracy.. how much money have they made with windows???? and they couldnt even buy a £100-200 Sound editor

pretty sickening, surely sonic foundry, or now SONY who own this product could get some nice compensations

it was an old cracker group called "Radium"

**Kush** · November 11th, 2004

howd u figure this out? u were that bored?

_kC_ · November 11th, 2004

i didnt figure it, seen some people chattin about it on irc..

_kC_ · November 11th, 2004

search for that nick on google
deepz0ne

3rd link i see

Read the !@?# manual
... <Sandor> Yes actually. At first it was just Deepz0ne and myself, and we released
together a little number of programs like soundforge cd architect. ...
www.readthe****ingmanual.info/ index.php?fuseAction=articleDetail&article_id=48&rubric_id=33

the url has swearing in it so cannot be pasted here cos forum automatically changes it to ****

or another link here
http://www.midiwarez.net/oldsite/int...yinterview.htm

**Kush** · November 11th, 2004

i know i was just jokin around dude, sorry if i offended u

**NetRyder** · November 11th, 2004

Hmm, thinking about it...there is a possibility that the file could have been created by an employee on his personal machine, and then integrated into the build. I find it really hard to believe that any corporation of that size would be using pirated software on internal work machines. I'd really like to find out the true story somehow though.

_kC_ · November 11th, 2004

well no matter how it happened..parts of windows (maybe there is more) are created using pirated software, doesnt matter if it was on their internal network or not... well spread the news enough and maybe we will get an answer

**SPeedY_B** · November 11th, 2004

I'm with NetRyder on this one, it's likely it's a 'personal' thing rather than a corporation wide pirated copy of SoundForge, although I'm certainly interested to hear more about it

_kC_ · November 11th, 2004

ive phoned the story too a few news pages today, hopefully they can investigate further

**Tittles** · November 11th, 2004

holy ****...mine says the same thing!

it also says it for all of the wavs in the folder.

**Glaanieboy** · November 11th, 2004

Do you mind if I mail this story to www.nu.nl? (Dutch newswebsite) This is very interesting :yes:

_kC_ · November 11th, 2004

spread as much as possible

**Glaanieboy** · November 11th, 2004

Done

**LordOfLA** · November 11th, 2004

Now come on. Which company doesnt use cracked software when they have a huge pipe and need the stuff faster then the license arrives?

MS has been caught with pirate software before, usually while sueing others for unlicensed use of windows or office :P

**NetRyder** · November 11th, 2004

Originally Posted by LordOfLA

MS has been caught with pirate software before

Any specifics? I haven't heard of something like this before.

chaos945 · November 11th, 2004

Haha

**FishBoy** · November 11th, 2004

so does that mean we get to buy fake copies of windows off the streets now?

maybe it's just the signature of who originally created the program and MS bought it off them and kept that in there, kinda like partition magic it's for powerquest but symantec bought it off them, or like how bmw bought mini

**NetRyder** · November 11th, 2004

Originally Posted by FishBoy

so does that mean we get to buy fake copies of windows off the streets now?

No.

maybe it's just the signature of who originally created the program and MS bought it off them and kept that in there, kinda like partition magic it's for powerquest but symantec bought it off them, or like how bmw bought mini

Sorry, that doesn't make much sense.

November 11th, 2004	Top \| #1
_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 586 Reputation: 270 Power: 83	Microsoft Uses Cracked Software!! c:\WINDOWS\Help\Tours\WindowsMediaPlayer\Audio\Wav\WMPAUD1.WAV open that file with any hex editor, take a look at the bottom, it was made using a cracked version of soundforge!

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,575 Reputation: 4260 Power: 274	Too lazy to look. What does it say? A screenshot, maybe?
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_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 586 Reputation: 270 Power: 83	pic attached,but dont takemy word for it, open yoru own wavs in hex editor Microsoft should get in some serious trouble for this, surely they will not get away with piracy.. how much money have they made with windows???? and they couldnt even buy a £100-200 Sound editor pretty sickening, surely sonic foundry, or now SONY who own this product could get some nice compensations it was an old cracker group called "Radium" Attached Thumbnails

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_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 586 Reputation: 270 Power: 83	i didnt figure it, seen some people chattin about it on irc..

November 11th, 2004	Top \| #6
_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 586 Reputation: 270 Power: 83	search for that nick on google deepz0ne 3rd link i see Read the !@?# manual ... <Sandor> Yes actually. At first it was just Deepz0ne and myself, and we released together a little number of programs like soundforge cd architect. ... www.readthe**ingmanual.info/ index.php?fuseAction=articleDetail&article_id=48&rubric_id=33 the url has swearing in it so cannot be pasted here cos forum automatically changes it to ** or another link here http://www.midiwarez.net/oldsite/int...yinterview.htm

November 11th, 2004	Top \| #8
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,575 Reputation: 4260 Power: 274	Hmm, thinking about it...there is a possibility that the file could have been created by an employee on his personal machine, and then integrated into the build. I find it really hard to believe that any corporation of that size would be using pirated software on internal work machines. I'd really like to find out the true story somehow though.
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_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 586 Reputation: 270 Power: 83	well no matter how it happened..parts of windows (maybe there is more) are created using pirated software, doesnt matter if it was on their internal network or not... well spread the news enough and maybe we will get an answer

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 16,127 Reputation: 2877 Power: 286	I'm with NetRyder on this one, it's likely it's a 'personal' thing rather than a corporation wide pirated copy of SoundForge, although I'm certainly interested to hear more about it
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_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 586 Reputation: 270 Power: 83	ive phoned the story too a few news pages today, hopefully they can investigate further

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Tittles Dabba Dooba Joined: July 2002 Location: Muskegon, Michigan Posts: 6,312 Reputation: 1590 Power: 172	holy ****...mine says the same thing! it also says it for all of the wavs in the folder.
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Glaanieboy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,647 Reputation: 270 Power: 126	Do you mind if I mail this story to www.nu.nl? (Dutch newswebsite) This is very interesting :yes:

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_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 586 Reputation: 270 Power: 83	spread as much as possible

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Glaanieboy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,647 Reputation: 270 Power: 126	Done

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 6,818 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 3651 Power: 179	Now come on. Which company doesnt use cracked software when they have a huge pipe and need the stuff faster then the license arrives? MS has been caught with pirate software before, usually while sueing others for unlicensed use of windows or office :P
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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,575 Reputation: 4260 Power: 274	Originally Posted by LordOfLA MS has been caught with pirate software before Any specifics? I haven't heard of something like this before.
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FishBoy Feeeesh Joined: August 2004 Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia (for summer vacay) Posts: 1,725 Reputation: 530 Power: 91	so does that mean we get to buy fake copies of windows off the streets now? maybe it's just the signature of who originally created the program and MS bought it off them and kept that in there, kinda like partition magic it's for powerquest but symantec bought it off them, or like how bmw bought mini

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,575 Reputation: 4260 Power: 274	Originally Posted by FishBoy so does that mean we get to buy fake copies of windows off the streets now? No. maybe it's just the signature of who originally created the program and MS bought it off them and kept that in there, kinda like partition magic it's for powerquest but symantec bought it off them, or like how bmw bought mini Sorry, that doesn't make much sense.
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