they will lock your system on the key that they know are bootleg, however there are some keys out there, that aren't registered as bootleg, so they don't know it
i thought that was only if you were close to the server thing? that is what i heard in another post on ere
anyhow i just thought id comment on that, and i really don't think gates cares he has 40 billion, a billion could set me and 5 friends for life.