Have you gotten a letter with an unbranded CD in it from Microsoft? »

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A clever Microsoft Anti-Piracy campaign. They send a CD-R with a post-it saying "All the software you asked for. Serial Nos. Enclosed". See what happens nextâ€¦ (pic)

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Randall
June 22, 2006, 7:35 a.m.
I'd wager this is a fake. Look at everything, looks more like all different versions of photoshopped documents than legit photography.
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johnmorgan
June 22, 2006, 8:09 a.m.
this sounds like an urban legend. I bet $100 this is a BS story..
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citraka
June 22, 2006, 9:02 a.m.
It probably isn't true, but Microsoft has been doing some really offensive things in the guise of anti-piracy. I remember the first time I got a letter from the SBA asking for me to rat out my company.
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celly
June 22, 2006, 9:23 a.m.
Anyone remember the Anti-Piracy message on the orginal doom: " ... Please call 1-800-PIRATE8 ..." :: MS should get 1-800-FauxMicro -- I'd turn myself in... ;)
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netking
June 22, 2006, 10:39 a.m.
it's a fake "blue screen of death", so prtscr might work just fine...
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frankman
June 22, 2006, 11:09 a.m.
Who would be stupid enough to load software from a cd they randomly receive in the mail?
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Randall
June 22, 2006, 1:43 p.m.
Frankman,
The same people who opened the "IloveU" email attachment worm.
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Ryan
July 5, 2006, 6:54 p.m.
Just updated the story. It appears it is a fake for sure.