____/ yttrx on Wednesday 12 September 2007 14:36 : \____
> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> <Quote>
>> Microsoft Windows' infamous "blue screen of death" has become
>> synonymous with an operating system crash or freeze, but that's
>> nothing compared with what users of pirated copies of Vista worldwide
>> can expect from now -- a black screen of darkness.
>>
>> In an e-mail to a large Windows Vista distributor titled "Pirated
>> Vista -- A darkness descends!" -- a local Microsoft representative
>> made it quite clear what Vista pirates can expect to happen to their
>> unlicensed installations.
>>
>> A copy of this e-mail was obtained by Computerworld.
>>
>> "Good afternoon, as of this week, Microsoft has activated a function
>> in Vista called 'Reduced Functionality.' This is a specific function
>> in Vista that effectively disables nongenuine copies of Windows.
>> Therefore anyone who has a pirated copy of Vista will experience:
>> </Quote>
>>
>>
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9035478
>>
>
> There's already a registry workaround. I'll post details if it
> ever becomes relevant.
Wired says it's a hoax now while Microsoft just says that it has not enabled
this "Easter Egg" yet...
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