Headline sounds pretty crazy, right? Couldn’t possibly be true… the biggest software developer in the world paying the very pirate sites pirating their wares? Is this a new side of Microsoft? Maybe embracing open-source with some free software give-aways?

Or is this just a corporation so out of touch, the right hand has no idea what the left hand is doing? Here are the ads.

So I contacted Microsoft asking them why they supported piracy, I figured they would jump all over this? Right? I even attached a photo of the site, ads, and pirated software all together.

Microsoft’s response.

This is Michelle and I understand that you are having issues with MS Windows Vista program. I apologize for the inconveniences this matter may have cause you.

I suggest that you contact the support group of Windows Vista as they are in a better position to address this particular concern. You may reach the support through the link below.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/support/default.aspx

You can also send feedback to :

https://support.microsoft.com/common/survey.aspx?scid=sw;en;1255&showpage=1&ws=msdn&sd=msdn&pa=msdnw

Oh well…

And don’t even bother attacking me for talking about pirate sites and their ad revenue. Because if you think they run these giant pirate sites because they want information to be free, and not the ad money, I have some blah blah blah I want to sell you.