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Leythos
Your friend is a thief. Or a kid that got his parent to pay for his
copy. Get a job, ask your parents, beg on the street for coins, or
whatever you want to get the money to buy a copy.
That's not necessarily true - MS Regional offices give away many MS
products as door prizes - they are the full retail boxed editions in many
cases.
It's also possible to get free products from MS of you ask nicely on a
good day.
There are also times when MS sponsors an event and gives away XP or other
MS products.