one not necessarily tinfoil-hat theory (Score 1)

There is one way to get access to a sizable ROI based on this scheme. What PSYSTAR is/was doing is buying an UPGRADE license and installing it on a new computer. What if they succeded and then started to buy Windows/office upgrades distros, cracking the install codes and selling machines with this software installed. A full windows/office install (Home premium W7 plus Office Pro) is about $600 the upgrades are about $350, split the difference and you have a pretty good markup on a $400 worth of hardware system.