Imefika wakati washushe bei ili watu wawezw kununua. Dawa ya crackers ni kufanya vitu affordable.
Microsoft's final copy of Windows 8 leaked online back in early August and pirates have been battling to work around Microsoft's activation technology ever since. Early attempts involved the use of third-party Key Management Services (KMS) servers that would activate a copy for 180 days, requiring a re-activation every six months. This work around has allowed Windows 8 pirates to use the operating system free of charge temporarily, but the software maker has now made it even easier to avoid paying for a key.
Microsoft is giving away a Media Center upgrade to Windows 8 Pro users until January 31st, and pirates have discovered that the key provided will fully activate a copy of Windows 8 that was previously temporarily activated through the KMS workaround. The blunder means pirates can download an illegitimate copy of Windows 8, temporarily activate it through KMS and then upgrade it fully to an activated copy of Windows 8 thanks to Microsoft's own Media Center upgrade offer. The Verge has confirmed the procedure works on a test machine and we have reached out to Microsoft for a comment on the method.
Source: Microsoft mistakenly gifts Windows 8 pirates with a free activation key | The Verge
My Comment:
I think it is time for us software developers/companies to concentrate on making our apps affordable and user friendly than fighting hackers in Techie side.
The best fight we can do is taking the offenders to the law than making it harder for legitimate users simply because you want to "lock out" crackers!
mh....nadhani kashindwa tofautisha software na hardwaresasa hardware na cracker wapi na wapi?
The blunder means pirates can download an illegitimate copy of Windows 8, temporarily activate it through KMS and then upgrade it fully to an activated copy of Windows 8 thanks to Microsoft's own Media Center upgrade offer. The Verge has confirmed the procedure works on a test machine and we have reached out to Microsoft for a comment on the method.
Source: Microsoft mistakenly gifts Windows 8 pirates with a free activation key | The Verge
Ukisoma nilivyonukuu utajua kuwa uliweka issue ya hardware ili kuepuka hasara inayotokana na cracking. sasa mimi nikatoa maoni kuwa dawa sio kukimbilia kuwekeza ktk hardware bali kufanya software zao kuwa affordable.sasa hardware na cracker wapi na wapi?
Ukisoma nilivyonukuu utajua kuwa uliweka issue ya hardware ili kuepuka hasara inayotokana na cracking. sasa mimi nikatoa maoni kuwa dawa sio kukimbilia kuwekeza ktk hardware bali kufanya software zao kuwa affordable.
...Unajua hii ni kama hulka kuna baadhi ya software zina free version na version za kulipia lakini still mtu haridhiki na ile alotengenezewa bure bado anataka acrack apate na ya kulipia bure.
Hapa kama class tu bila fimbo hakufanyiki kitu
Nadhani wameghairi https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/piracy/mpa.aspxHivi ule mpango wao wa kufunga watu tuliousikia umeendaga wapi? Si tulisikia hata Tanzania wana maajenti? Au kuna kamchezo ka publicity hapa?
Upgrade? Gharama ya kununua ni kiasi gani? Ili ufany upgare unahitaji uwe na windows tayari...hapo ndio wengi wanategwa.sasa upgrade ya windows 8 ni dola 39.99 lakini still watu wanaiba hata viuzwe bei gani watu watacrack tu.
Ona watsapp ni 0.99 usd nani anaenunua? Ikiisha trial watu wanabadili namba tu.
Unajua hii ni kama hulka kuna baadhi ya software zina free version na version za kulipia lakini still mtu haridhiki na ile alotengenezewa bure bado anataka acrack apate na ya kulipia bure.
Hapa kama class tu bila fimbo hakufanyiki kitu
Ni kweli hulka ya binadamu ya kutaka kujaribu inachangia watu kutaka kupata vya bure, lakini ipo haja ya kufikiri ni namna gani itakuwa rahisi kwa watumiaji kilipia huduma hizo hasa huku kwetu. Mfano whatsapp wakiongea na telecoms operator mtu akiunganisha anakatwa kwenye airtime na hivyo kupata kitu halali. Kwa hiyo wasugue vichwa warahisishe ununuaji/licensing waache kulalamika kuibiwa!