Chinese Users Charge Microsoft As A Hacker

You get what you pay for, even in China.

True.

Use pirated software and die. Well done Microsoft.

True and through!

Microsoft was slammed in the court of public opinion a couple of years ago when they first fielded the WGA anti-piracy add-on to user’s PCs in the U.S. Now they’ve done the same in China, to similar fanfare. Apparently, theft is no longer considered a crime, either in China or the U.S…

From China, a country with a long-standing Communist streak painted down its back, I can understand that sort of reaction. After all, the people expect everything to be handed to them for no cost, being that under Marxist philosophy, everything belongs to everybody, regardless of the individuals’ drive, determination, industriousness, creativeness, intelligence, skills or talents. Brain surgeons and physicists have the same value and reap the same rewards as sloths and pan-handlers — in theory. So, the concepts of individual property rights and Intellectual Property rights may be completely foreign to them. Nevertheless, this doesn’t excuse the Chinese for their blatant disdain for individual and Intellectual Property rights, which are the societal norm in the rest of the world. And it doesn’t explain why citizens in a Capitalist Free-Market society, such as the U.S., are/were doing exactly the same thing.

Within Capitalist and Free-Market societies, citizens should be appalled to see such thought processes in action in their midst. But those same thought processes are very much alive and well within the US. One only needs to read blog posts which lambast and condemn the music and movie industries for attempting to defend their Intellectual Property rights. A huge number of American of IP thieves blatantly espouse rampant music and movie theft, actively sharing copyrighted materials through P2P networks at every opportunity without a single thought that what they are doing is felonious.

With such fine examples from deep within the heart of a Capitalist and Free-Market culture, can one blame the Chinese for their ignorance or disregard?

I think they should delete the OS partition on the offender’s hard drive! When you buy pirate software you deserve nothing

The Chinese are doing what US citizens SHOULD have done when Microsoft started automatically painting as guilty customers who had illegal copies of their software pawned off on them, and not even attempting to track down the REAL criminals.

Microsoft has no right to act as police, judge, and jury because software is such a new technology that regulatory laws are not yet present. Their activity is at least bordering on criminal if not outright criminal.

Microsoft has been allowed to conduct anti-trust activities until they think they can get away with anything, unchallenged.

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. It is appreciated.

Regards, Ron

I’m glad the Chinese are taking this sort of action against Micro$haft. Micro$haft is the biggest bully in the world and have created the most oppressive licensing agreements known to man. You can’t even buy a PC laptop computer unless it is pre-loaded with that crummy Vista so-called operating system, and [I believe] if you reformat your laptop and XP (or whatever), the warranty is void.

Bill Gate$ is worth around $100 billion. Why is he so greedy that he wants to dive into the pockets of people who go from paycheck to paycheck? Screw Micro$haft.

It’s actually a tough call.

Microsoft does not own the targeted PCs. Therefore, if they are externally altering other peoples’ property and interfering with their life then they are to be blamed. And they would be guilty of “hacking”.

(However, if the software was programmed to do this from the beginning, then they are not guilty of trespass.)

The Chinese users appear to have taken what was not theirs. So they are to be blamed because they have failed to justly reward the Microsoft workers for the work of their hands.

Never do two wrongs make a right.

Side note: Whomever designed the script that prevents this comment box from responding to the arrow keys & backspace has done me a disservice.

I think if the Chinese are so worried about Microsoft “hacking” their hacked OSes; then they should go back to using XP. It’s easier to hack.

From the report, nobody is running counterfeit software. They are complaining about Micro$oft entering their pc without invitation. This is common - unfortunately. Doesn’t anyone recall a few months ago, some users were complaining they had updates turned off - yet Micro$oft simply FORCED an upgrade/patch onto their pc? The dude noticed he was downloading something, yet he had not initiated anything. So he reported it etc..
From memory the way to stop this is to disable WGA.

Vista for two bucks? Still a bit overpriced, but certainly a better deal than the poor schmoes in America are paying

Thanks for all of the comments. I appreciate all of you taking the time to share your thoughts with us.

Regards, Ron

OMG! C’mon people, Microsoft is in business to MAKE a PROFIT. Without profit, there is no business. If we do not protect our businesses, we are doomed. If you do not like the product, or the price, there are alternatives, some of them are free, so, you have a choice. Yes, if a Chinese or any individual really believed that they were getting the genuine article, then they shouldn’t be blamed, but for $2, even the Chinese know better.

M. Free

Hi M.Free,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

In China, a 10kg bale of recycled rubish might sell for $2.
In China, you can buy Windows Vista for $2.
Logically speaking, Windows Vista is recycled rubbish.

Joe Bloe is an idiot. Would any company produce a product, then let people steal it? If so, joe should send out a billion free samples:) I’ve been an IT Consultant/Engineer for 17years. I’ve been on the front-line with Microsoft’s licensing issues. Yes it is a problem for those who can’t afford to buy legitimate software. The only thing I see, regarding the Chinese, is that in my arena, most of the hacking attempts blocked by my firewall originate from China. China difinately is abusing the world using stolen software.

About Vista; Every new operating system has initial flaws. I’m not a Vista fan…. every system I order is ordered with an XP downgrade. You have to search for hardware that offers another choice of OS.

Sorry for the hate. Just can’t stand the “screaming MeMe”

Continued, Bill Gates is a generous Philanthropists