Bloody hell

Sorry, not a proper update tonight because Microsoft has decided that my version of Office is not a real one, and I’m not incapable of doing a damn thing with it.

It’s a sign of how unbelievably retarded the whole anti-piracy system is, really. I paid for my version, fair and square, and I’ve got ANOTHER copy which came with my computer. And yet despite the fact that both of these are legitimate copies of the software, I’m barred from being able to actually use them because of some arbitrary goddamn program deciding my legal keys are incorrect. The irony of the situation is that had I actually pirated the software, and not paid for it like the jackass I am, I’d have none of this trouble. These features would be bypassed, or I’d have a swathe of keys that I could use to fool the program, but because I actually paid for it I’ve got to jump through a thousand and one hoops to get the product I paid for to work.

I’m sick of this shit. Treating innocent consumers like pirates regardless of any evidence or indication that they are does nothing to stop the real pirates from just cracking the software and having no hassles, and creates a mass of pointless badwill for anyone who legitimately bought it. All it does is just hurt consumers and the company. Goddamnit.