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John Romero says id Software once sold Doom boxes to Taiwanese pirates so fans there could have legit copies (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] Quokka 21 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Turns out Microsoft were the real pirates of silicon valley all along.

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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago

There actually was a TV movie called Pirates of Silicon Valley. And yeah, Microsoft was the villains at the end of the movie.

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