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icrosoft's new unified services agreement is freaking people out because it contains language that says Microsoft can scan Windows 10 devices for pirated software and block it.
The clause can be found under section 7b, "Updates to the Services or Software, and Changes to These Terms." It reads:
We may automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices. You may also be required to update the software to continue using the Services
The clause would suggest that Microsoft will disable pirated first-party games. The EULA also mentions "unauthorized hardware peripheral devices," which is a much more fuzzy description. Is it controllers that have been specifically hacked to enable an unfair advantage, or something much broader?
The services agreement covers Windows 10, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Published on 4 June 2015, the agreement came into force on 1 August.
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#5143454 Posted on: 08/18/2015 08:52 AM
Yep, probably because they made side-loading easy and it allows Store apps and games for piracy. I dont think they could detect if a Steam game is pirated or not.
If I were to hazard a guess, I would say this is about pirated Windows Store games and apps. That's just a guess though, time will tell.
Yep, probably because they made side-loading easy and it allows Store apps and games for piracy. I dont think they could detect if a Steam game is pirated or not.
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#5143457 Posted on: 08/18/2015 08:54 AM
HH I believe there is a section of most of the news reports on this subject that somehow nearly everyone manages to miss, M$ only have the ability to block first party games that were developed/funded by M$.
Games like Halo, Halo Wars 1/2, Gears of War and others like that, anything else is not on the cards as of this point in time, so no blocking of anything that was not developed by M$ or it's sister companies.
HH I believe there is a section of most of the news reports on this subject that somehow nearly everyone manages to miss, M$ only have the ability to block first party games that were developed/funded by M$.
Games like Halo, Halo Wars 1/2, Gears of War and others like that, anything else is not on the cards as of this point in time, so no blocking of anything that was not developed by M$ or it's sister companies.
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#5143503 Posted on: 08/18/2015 11:55 AM
Getting bloody tired of people reporting this and not researching it. NO IT CAN'T
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3hccs4/no-windows-10-cannot-remotely-remove-pirated-games/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/3h5wwg/windows-10-disabling-pirated-software-not-so-fast/
Getting bloody tired of people reporting this and not researching it. NO IT CAN'T
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3hccs4/no-windows-10-cannot-remotely-remove-pirated-games/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/3h5wwg/windows-10-disabling-pirated-software-not-so-fast/
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If I were to hazard a guess, I would say this is about pirated Windows Store games and apps. That's just a guess though, time will tell.