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7*7 = a simple equation for taking total control of multiple VMware-powered clouds

JeffB

Windows sevens

That tag line reminded me of a very old hack in Windows 3.51 and maybe even early editions of 95. Back in the day when Windows serial numbers did not contain any letters, somebody spotted that they were always divisible by 7, so you could just mash away at the 7 key, hit OK and you were licensed...

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