It seems that Microsoft’s unreleased Windows 7 operating system got cracked already. Just a few days after its RTM version was leaked to torrent trackers, A pirates group called iAPULA has released a tool which emulates BIOS SLIC table with HP OEM license data in it. The result is a fully activated product, if combined with the correct HP OEM serial number. To refresh your memories, this is the same way pirates used in the past to activate Windows Vista. It looks like Windows 7 is going to suffer from a lot of piracy too. Especially after Microsoft hasn’t offered any attractive upgrade option to Vista owners Windows 7 Beta Testers.

Windows 7 will be officially available to customers around the world on October 22, and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be generally available on or before that date. As always, current customers of the Windows Volume Licensing program, Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers and TechNet subscribers will be among the first to get customer access to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in the coming weeks.

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