Despite the positive evaluation of IDC for Windows7, Microsoft also attaches great importance to the new generation of operating system, but Windows7 officially released two months, pirated Windows7 has been in many electronic markets in China.
Yesterday, in Guangzhou Broadway Computer City, the reporter found that many software businesses have sold Windows7 pirated discs, not only that, these Windows7 pirated discs are also subdivided into windows7ulti-mate, Windows7ultimate Enterprise Edition and Windows7ghost Universal cloning cracked Professional version, the lowest price is only 10 yuan.
"Windows7 operating system has been sold for some time, and very good to sell, a lot of customers come here directly to ask if there is no Windows7 operating system to sell?" "CD software sales staff told reporters that the sales staff also said that the current installation of Windows7 operating system users are mostly said to experience, after a period of time, or back to the Windows XP system."
At the same time, the reporter also learned that, although Vista officially on the market has been nearly two years, in the major computer stores, Windows XP is still in the sale of the store occupies a dominant position. Fast Tatsu Software sales told reporters, because the current genuine XP price relatively cheap, OEM version only 200 yuan, so far still attract a lot of consumers patronize. "But Vista is different, completely a transitional product, high configuration requirements, poor compatibility, and now the price is relatively expensive, there is no one to buy genuine Vista." ”
Using radio signals to avoid windows 7 anti-piracy checks
Although the official release date of Microsoft Windows 7 still has two months of time, but the reporter visited the survey found that several electronic stores in Zhongguancun software counters have a variety of different packaging of Windows 7 CD sales, prices from 10 to 20 yuan range. And these discs, mostly by the stall holders hiding in the booth, only waiting for buyers to confirm to buy, pay the money can not see.
"Now the piracy is very strict, Microsoft's official version has not been released, we are even more afraid to sell." "A stall owner on the 6 floor of the Hailong building was very cautious about selling pirated CDs, and after confirming that the journalist had paid for it, he trotted all the way to the other end of the Dragon Electronics city and turned into a small corner." When he came back, he pulled out a plastic-bagged DVD of his wallet, which read "Win 7".
When the reporter questioned the packaging, the stall owner explained: "The kind of packing with me this is the same, you can use it, the kind of two discs and I this is no different." He said that unless consumers ask for a purchase voluntarily, he will not be able to easily sell the disc to users. "Despite the market crackdown, the Windows 7 CD is very well sold, selling forty or fifty sheets a week and doing business well." ”
In another large computer city, the reporter first came to the 4 floor software sales area. In a counter, in addition to a few sets of genuine anti-virus software, no other software products.
"Does windows 7 sell?" asked the reporter.
After the counter, a 30-year-old, yellow-haired woman was very wary, first looked at the reporter up and down, and then looked around, deliberately lowered the voice said: "You want better, or general?" when the reporter proposed to the general Windows 7, the woman from the drawer below the counter to take out a set of plastic film disc. Reporter brought over carefully studied, packaging is also exquisite, above has "Windows 7 depth technology cracked version" of the words, a total of two DVDs.
"To tell you the truth, this is burning, 10 yuan two pieces of money." There are pressure plate, the quality is better, but the price is higher, to 20 yuan a CD. The woman sees the reporter to see very carefully, the initiative puts forward the suggestion.
Reporter is preparing to look at the 20-yuan version of Windows 7, suddenly the computer City radio rang: "You businessmen, thank you for your support for the computer city." In the computer city, I hope you insist on legal business ... "the reporter didn't care, but surprised to find the woman's face changed, all the software on the counter quickly loaded into the drawer, and urgently said:" Brother, you see, I have something to go first. Before the reporter returned to God, the woman pushed open the bezel in front of the counter and ran quickly to the corner of the computer city. At the same time, other software vendors are as frightened as huangbuzelu to go around.
Later, the reporter learned from insiders that, due to the recent market regulatory authorities to increase the crackdown on pirated software, in particular, to strengthen the Windows 7 and Film and television piracy of pirated products, so that many pirate dealers in the computer city broadcast as a signal to escape the Windows 7 anti-piracy surprise check.
In Monday, in Beijing, a multi-storey PC market booth, pirated windows 7 price is only 40 yuan (5.86 U.S. dollars). The outer packaging of pirated windows 7 is a thin, DVD-shaped box that does not appear to be aware of what version of Windows 7 is installed.
However, it is certain that the DVD has a 1.8GB Win7.gho file in it. Note: the. gho file is a mirror of a system that can be copied directly onto a new hard drive and may allow the user to bypass Windows 7 to fill in the activation key.
Today, in addition to Windows 7 on third party illegally pirated websites, Microsoft has also released genuine Windows 7,MSDN and TechNet subscribers to its partner Web site, which can be downloaded directly from the Web site.