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by MichaelGG 4468 days ago
Oh so it is an internal SDK, like something MS shares between Windows and Office or something? I'd expect it to rely on something other than a global secret. Or maybe they mean that with the source, it's easier to see how the activation checks are implemented and help reverse engineer them out?

Either way, pretty sure all MS products are widely available pirated.