Software giant,Microsoft is is doubling its efforts in the crusade against the proliferation of pirated  Windows 7 CDs. Now it isn’t just with Service Pack upgrades and activation killer updates. There’s more up their sleeve!

I’ve had a word with their software engineers. An entire devision had sprung up to create protection technologies light years beyond what’s already available.  The tech team now has prototype  anti-hacking technologies that are being cooked right into Windows code.

Here’s what they have to say:

“Our group is on a mission to build a rich, powerful platform to help protect Microsoft products against piracy. Here is your chance to join a team of exceptional developers as we build an extensible cross-company platform to support this vision. This is a fast-paced group that rewards smart and motivated individuals. We are looking for an experienced software developer to help us design and build new anti-hacking mechanisms, hack detection, and work on the security processor driver,” the job post notes.

You may not be aware of it, but subsets of the new anti-copy tech is already leaching into the market. Microsoft released the Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7 earlier this year, providing a refresh designed to identify and render useless over 70 cracks used to illegally bypass the Windows 7 activation mechanism.  Many of my pals saw their lappies go blue screen with the unwitting integration of these updates. Tsk tsk.

The update wastouted as a standalone download, and subsequently delivered via Automatic Updates to all Windows 7 users. The company stressed that the Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7 was a voluntary update, designed to be deployed only by users that wanted to make sure their copy of Windows 7 was real deal.

He continues: “The work touches many layers of the operating system and includes opportunities for partnership with MS Research and other security teams at Microsoft to productize exciting innovations and ideas that help shake hackers and crackers off Microsoft products. It’s not for the faint of heart, but the diversity of the problem space in this area is rich in growth opportunities just waiting for the right candidate. You will have ample opportunity to diversify your skill set and grow. In this position, you’ll get a chance to work on many aspects of the platform, starting with an assignment to drive the design of our application and Operating System (OS) virtualization support.”

Know something? Microsoft wouldn’t have such a big problem with crackers n hackers if they priced their products more intelligently. $300 for Windows Ultimate? Come on! Who’d pay $300 for something that’s buggy all the way until final version??

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