Something struck me today as I was installing Microsoft SQL Server at work. I made sure I had the latest patch after I thought of that worm that works through SQL Server and slowed down the internet big time a while back. What if that worm wasn't created by mischievous hackers? What if it was a corporate-sponsored assault?
Pulse-check:
I work at a big company so there's a structured system for installing software with the proper licenses and all that jazz. I'm sure there are tons of people and little companies out there with illegal copies of SQL Server. What if Microsoft was running a test to see how many unlicensed copies of SQL Server were out there? Microsoft knows how many licensed copies of the software are out there, and it probably had a good idea about how many had installed the patch before the worm was released (and made sure key customers had installed it). With these pieces of information, they could make an estimate about how many illegal copies were out there by using both the extent of the spread of the worm as well as the number of times the patch was downloaded. The downside would be that it would further legitimize Microsoft's reputation for putting out shoddy software, but that never kept people from buying before. The upside would be that Microsoft would have more information about the illegal copies out there (amount and geographical at least) and would have a better idea about how to steer its anti-piracy efforts.
Pure evil:
What if Microsoft was nudging customers towards installing the update notification software and that software acts as a backdoor for other things to get in?
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