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		Microsoft accidentally gifts pirates with a free Windows 8 Pro license key (extremetech.com)
		9 points by mrsebastian on Nov 21, 2012 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

nachteilig on Nov 21, 2012 [–]

I'm not sure why this is gifting "pirates" only. Doesn't this work for people who legitimately bought Windows 7 too?

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