__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Friday 07 July 2006 11:55 \__
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> When will the last genuine copy of Windows XP fail to successfully run
> Microsoft's ever-growing gauntlet of anti-piracy weapons? If you think
> about, it would seem to be just a matter of time until all copies of XP
> are deemed counterfeit. The only question is just how long after
> Windows Vista ships that day will come.
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> http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/story/2006/6/27/0543/50236
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> Don't like WGA? Try Linux!
WGA may be the biggest mistake Microsoft has ever made. Not only has
Microsoft lost customers' trust, but it also decided to drive prospective
users from poor backgrounds away.
See my older message to this NG.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/browse_frm/thread/6290f0d0b3034d66/6c870c3313f73adb?q=piracy+schestowitz+windows&rnum=1#6c870c3313f73adb
Selective Quotes:
http://www.duggmirror.com/software/Latest_Windows_Genuine_Advantage_Validation_v1.5.532.0_Cracked/
One sometimes wonders if WGA is intentionally made easy to crack. It is a
known fact that Windows survives owing to piracy [2,3].
[2]
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-micropiracy9apr09,0,414067.story?track=tottext
Title: How Piracy Opens Doors for Windows
[3]
http://www.infopackets.com/channels/en/windows/gazette/2006/20060429_how_piracy_helps_microsoft_make_billions.htm
Title: How Piracy Helps Microsoft Make Billions
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