TechRepublic’s online magazine believes it has found evidence that the software giant secretly used “stolen” WAV files in Windows XP.
Using specialized software and tools, hackers were able to infiltrate the WAV file area within the XP operating system. In the Windows Help section, they discovered nine WAV files that provided background audio for the Windows Media Player Tour.
When opening these files in Notepad, hackers uncovered a form of watermarking that recorded the name of the software used by Microsoft engineers to create the WAV files.
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Source: Infoworld |
To the astonishment (and delight) of the hackers, the text read: “LISTB INFOICRD 2000-04-06 IENG Deepz0ne ISFT Sound Forge 4.5”
This indicates that Microsoft used Sony’s Sound Forge 4.5 software to create the aforementioned WAV files. However, according to TechRepublic, the term “DeepzOne” appearing in this context seems rather peculiar and may hold some secrets.
Ultimately, TechRepublic discovered that DeepzOne is one of the co-founders of Radium, a group specializing in music software piracy established in 1997. One of DeepzOne’s “notorious” achievements is the widespread distribution of the cracked version of Sound Forge 4.5 across the Internet.
It seems that at Microsoft, someone may have used this cracked software to create WAV files for Windows Media Player. What else could Steve Ballmer possibly comment on?
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