From: philo@privacy.net   
      
   On 09/30/2012 02:04 PM, Lieutenant Scott wrote:   
   > On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:44:00 +0100, philo  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 09/30/2012 11:09 AM, Lieutenant Scott wrote:   
   >>> On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:33:20 +0100, philo  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
      
      
   >> The bootleg copies are cracked and if you would try to update them   
   >> you'd lose the activation and be rendered with a useless copy.   
   >   
   > Then he would have been told so.  And it's not a bootleg.  It's just   
   > stolen.   
   >   
      
      
      
   He specifically said *pirated*   
   That generally means software that's been hacked to avoid activation   
   issues.   
      
   If you steal something you probably should not complain about it   
      
   and thus my  "sheesh"   
      
      
   To avoid such issues one of course can use Open (or Libre) Office   
      
   it's a free alternative to MS Office   
      
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