All the more reason to use genuinely 'free' software ...

Let me say that there is no way I condone any of this perp's actions. If the intellectual property belongs to some one or some company, then they should expect to get a return on it, if they so choose.

However, M$ banging on about how they're going to screw more money out of us puts me in mind of what legal alternatives I have to using their insecure and bug-ridden software, that probably costs a lot less as well.