Asus Ships Cracking Software On Recovery DVD 263
Barence writes "Asus is accidentally shipping software crackers and confidential documents on the recovery DVDs that come with its laptops. The startling discovery was made by a PC Pro reader whose antivirus software was triggered by a key cracker for the WinRAR compression software, which was located on the recovery DVD for his Asus laptop. Along with the key cracker the disc also contained confidential Asus documents including a PowerPoint presentation that details 'major problems' identified by the company, including application compatibility issues. The UK reader is not alone, either — several users in the US and Australia have also found suspicious files on Asus discs."
Software Crackers? (Score:5, Funny)
Do they come with cheese?
All of this could have been avoided (Score:5, Funny)
If only they'd used 7zip instead! Oh, you fools!
One of the files is someone's resume (Score:5, Funny)
To that person: If your goal was to get your resume noticed, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
Well that's what you get (Score:5, Funny)
This was a triumph (Score:1, Funny)
I'm making a note here. HUGE SUCCESS!
The Butterfly Effect (Score:5, Funny)
A guy burns a master CD while smoking a joint in Taiwan... Somewhere in Redmond, a large office chair is hurtled through a pane of glass.
Re:Cracking WinRAR is lame (Score:2, Funny)
citation [slashdot.org]
Re:WinRAR (Score:4, Funny)
It's on a Windows DVD.
Asus is just saving its users some time. No point delaying the inevitable.
Re:It happens, when QC isn't very high. Example: (Score:5, Funny)
"The quality checking will be happening as optional."
This demonstrates the importance of formal English (Score:5, Funny)
Especially in international, multi-cultural enterprises.
When the executives said they wanted "Cracking software" on the CD, they meant it in the same way that Wallace does when he compliments Gromit on breakfast: "Cracking toast, Gromit!"
Re:Someone Is Getting Fired (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Someone Is Getting Fired (Score:5, Funny)
Asus had to compete with MSI (Score:2, Funny)
Because, you know, after MSI threw in those free moviez [engadget.com], ASUS had to up the ante a little :)
And localized to boot! (Score:3, Funny)
And apparently they were kind enough to include both English and Chinese versions of it, too!
Cheers,
all company should follow suit (Score:3, Funny)
Sounds like a release notes ^_^
Re:WinRAR (Score:4, Funny)
No. It claims it can't "feel anything" unless it goes in bareback.
Re:Cracking WinRAR is lame (Score:3, Funny)
Nice, I want a copy of that. Sounds like Asus is including some pretty useful utilities along with their new machines! Now there's a software bundle that for once might actually be of some use to me! ;)
Re:Cracking WinRAR is lame (Score:3, Funny)
What about the very first hit [google.co.uk] on Google, eh?
The truth is everywhere!
Re:Someone Is Getting Fired (Score:4, Funny)
Vista?!! My eyes!! Everywhere I look everything is framed in translucent frames with a weak-ass Northern Lights rendition! And I have a date tonight! WHAT AM I GONNA WEAR??!!!!
Re:All of this could have been avoided (Score:3, Funny)
I should think so, because according to your timestamp you posted in the afternoon.
Re:Someone Is Getting Fired (Score:2, Funny)