Pirated Windows 10 installations will rock a desktop watermark

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http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/94aae7839a3ec4bc10cab7743a0701ce/201715291/windows10lead.png (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/15/pirated-windows-10/)You dirty Windows pirates will have to live with a constant reminder of your crimes come Windows 10. Pirated versions of the new operating system will be stuck with a desktop watermark reminding users of their non-genuine status, Microsoft EVP of operating systems Terry Myerson said in a blog post today (http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/05/15/genuine-windows-and-windows-10/). The announcement comes after Myerson confused the tech world a few months ago by declaring that pirated versions of Windows could partake in Microsoft's free upgrade offer (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/21/windows-10-free-upgrade/) for Windows 10. It turns out that's not exactly true: The company later said that non-genuine installations would have to go through the Windows Store to upgrade to Windows 10, which was a strong hint that it would make pirates pay. Myerson notes today that Microsoft and its partners will offer "very attractive" genuine upgrade options for pirates.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/15/pirated-windows-10/