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jonathanwest · 03-23-2007, 01:37 PM

Does MS Office communicate with the internet and microsoft detects whether it is pirated or not? I told my friend it was not a good idea because MS seems serious nowadays but he can install a pirated version of Office 2007. How big a risk would he be taking?

I also heard that you cannot install updates if hte product is pirated. How important would these updates be?

03-23-2007, 01:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
jonathanwest True Techie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 140	How does microsoft detect/enforce Office piracy in Vista? Does MS Office communicate with the internet and microsoft detects whether it is pirated or not? I told my friend it was not a good idea because MS seems serious nowadays but he can install a pirated version of Office 2007. How big a risk would he be taking? I also heard that you cannot install updates if hte product is pirated. How important would these updates be?