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Originally Posted by MarchHare
As kermitology pointed out, when Microsoft de-activates your illegal copy of Windows, they don't brick your PC. It's still usable and you'd be able to install another OS (such as a Linux distro) or even a licensed copy of Windows on it. Microsoft does not render your hardware useless.
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Welllll... that's kind of a stretch considering that MS doesn't own the intellectual property rights to the PC hardware. You try to load your own BIOS firmware onto your motherboard, bricking your board, and see if the motherboard manufacturer will warranty it. Without lying about what you did that is
. That is probably a closer example to what we have with iPhone firmware vs. iPhone hardware here than operating system software vs. PC hardware.