Sprogget
With great respect to you, if you bothered to consider the context of my post, you would realise I was referring to BitTorrent in relation to Microsoft software.
BitTorrent is not, as far as I am aware, a legitimate download source for Microsoft software, those can be found on the Microsoft website if you have the appropriate licenses. If you have a more restrictive Microsoft license (e.g. the bundled OEM form commonly found with manufacturerd PCs), then you'll need a legit CD.
I'm not one to fight Microsoft's corner. But if you replace the name Microsoft with X ..... the quite substancial amount of hard work that any software development company has to put into producing and maintaining software deserves to be rewarded through people paying license fees.