Quote -   If this person had been a true pirate, he would have kept quiet about his mode of acquiring the software, don't you think?

Not necessarily. Someone ignorant of copyright law might think the "I bought a computer that came with software" excuse is legit.

And I think the tone is because people don't believe the story.  A used computer with PoserPro 2012 included?  It just came out a couple of months ago.