The site then tells users to download and run a torrent file that will download the pirated version of Office 2019 onto their computer, and then walks the user through installing the pirated version by applying a crack file.Īt the time of writing, the links for downloading the torrent for the pirated Office 2019 version are down. The steps walk users through downloading and installing uTorrent, a well-known application for downloading torrent files.
The linked website - is a step-by-step guide, advising readers on how to obtain and install a "cracked" version of Office 2019.
The result is a Bing search card (highlighted search results) that links to a piracy tutorial. This happens every time users search for the term "office 2019 download" on Bing. Microsoft is sending users who search for Office 2019 download links via its Bing search engine to a website that teaches them the basics about pirating the company's Office suite.
“The introduction of SPP into Office 2010 will also make it harder for counterfeiters to defraud consumers by selling inferior, bogus copies of Office, as the product will have technical features that make the program harder to pirate,” stated Keith Beeman, general manager, Genuine Software Initiative.
According to Microsoft, the evolution of Office 2010 anti-piracy measures is related to that of Windows 7, and it involves the integration of the Software Protection Platform. In this manner, Office 2010 will be harder to pirate, the software giant explained. “The ultimate goal of our programs that stem the flood of piracy is not only to lessen the impact of these illegal activities, but also to ensure that our customers enjoy all the capabilities - as well as the peace of mind - that come with using genuine software.”Īmong the new anti-piracy measures that will find their way into Office 2010, Microsoft underlined counterfeit detection capabilities as well as tamper-resistant features.
“While future consumer installations will closely resemble what we have today, additional advantages that customers can expect include the ability to issue product keys that upgrade the installed version to one that is incrementally feature-rich,” Hartje revealed. Cori Hartje, senior director of Microsoft’s Genuine Software Initiative, revealed that with the launch of Office 2007’s successor Microsoft would also tailor OGA to Office 2010. At the same time, the software giant made available for download an updated version of Office Genuine Advantage Notification to customers running Office 2007, Office 2003 and Office XP. On August 25th, 2009, Microsoft announced that it was making Office Genuine Advantage, a mechanism designed to verify and confirm that Office installations are genuine, available to consumers on no less than 41 markets worldwide. Microsoft has yet to confirm a specific delivery deadline for the availability of Office 2010, beyond 1H 2010. Microsoft indicated that it would be integrating new anti-piracy innovations into Office 2010, which is expected to hit the shelves in the first half of the coming year.
In this sense, both Windows 7 and Office 2010 feature the same anti-piracy enhancements as part of the evolution of the Redmond company’s efforts to make its products increasingly harder to bootleg. Microsoft has taken necessary measures designed to curb the piracy of upcoming releases of its two main cash cows, the next iteration of the Windows client and of the Office System.