Microsoft to have used a pirated version of Sound Forge?

Posted on Saturday, November 13 2004 @ 15:11 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Some reports have appeared yesterday that one of the audio files included with Windows XP has been made with a pirated version..

Today I started using a library for inputting/outputting to sound files (wav, aiff, whatever). There's a test program that comes with the library to query files. To see if I had compiled everything OK I decided to check it out. I searched for .wav files on my hard drive. First thing I came across was the the Windows Tour files (which ship with Windows XP). Here's what the utility outputted

More details at W2S

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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