Whatever your feelings about the war, Islamic extremism, etc, the global climate of conflict affects us all. I was reading an article on MSNBC questioning whether or not the most recent Bin Laden tape was real or fake, and I cane across a very interesting quote on the second page:
(Evan Kohlmann, the NBC News counter terrorism analyst, says most of the software is probably pirated, that every major jihadi site has a download section filled with software from companies as big as Microsoft or Adobe.)
So you see, when you buy legitimate software (and use Windows Genuine Advantage), you're not just keeping Microsoft financially solvent. You're helping to fight religious extremism. And isn't that good for everyone?