Microsoft using cracked version of Soundforge!

Arnar wrote on 11/16/2004, 2:51 AM

It seems that Microsoft has been using a cracked version of Soundforge 4.5 to create sounds for Win Xp.

http://www.lanwar.com/forumsh/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14830

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Youn wrote on 11/16/2004, 9:42 AM

I just checked the files on my comp... yeah it seems that "Deepz0ne" is in there... too funny... but what if "Deepz0ne" is the name of who it's registered to and that same guy is now working for MS - wouldn't surprise me as hacking is a pretty common way of learning amongst programmers good and bad...

Let's have someone with SF4.5 confirm this, as it should be easy enough to prove...

PipelineAudio wrote on 11/16/2004, 10:17 AM

Deepz0ne is an easily googleable legend, and it would be beyond ironic if he really WAS that self same microsoft employee!

Geoff_Wood wrote on 11/16/2004, 2:03 PM

Though individual Microsoft employees may have at various times used unauthorised or even cracked software, I doubt that it is company policy.

So the whole story is little more than an amusing curiosity, though no doubt of great satisfaction to MS-haters....

geoff

BrianStanding wrote on 11/17/2004, 9:02 AM

Bill's too cheap to buy a legit copy?