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[News] Microsoft Has No Plans Yet to Stop Early Vista Pirates

Microsoft 'wait-and-see' on Vista BIOS hack

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| Microsoft responded following reports Windows Vista's OEM Activation
| (OA) 2.0 has been broken. OA uses pre-installed code on the BIOS of
| an OEM'd PC motherboard to identify the system as pre-installed with
| a licensed copy of Windows.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/11/vista_oem_product_activation/

Stay away from the BIOS, Microsoft. You already have your Orwelian stuff in
the [G|C]PU.


Related:

Microsoft confirms Vista OEM hack

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| In response to widespread chatter on blogs and forums, Microsoft
| has acknowledged the presence of hacks that may allow pirates to 
| bypass the product activation security feature in its Windows
| Vista operating system.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6175615.html


Microsoft Happy with the Evolution of Windows Vista Piracy

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| But the truth is that Microsoft is happy with the way Windows Vista
| piracy is evolving. Is there a catch to this? No. The fact of the
| matter is that Windows Vista has delivered a heavy blow to
| software counterfeiters. The reason for this is the new Windows
| Genuine Advantage security mechanism integrated into the
| operating system.
| 
| You may not notice this on the surface. On the surface, the
| Internet is crawling with Windows Vista cracks, hacks and
| workarounds. On the surface, every Windows Vista edition has
| been cracked and is available for download via peer-to-peer 
| networks. But this is not the true extent of Windows Vista piracy.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Happy-with-the-Evolution-of-Windows-Vista-Piracy-50577.shtml

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