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 Jul 2 2006, 11:02 AM
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http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16402494 This post has been edited by buttoni: Jul 2 2006, 11:15 AM -------------------- Dell Dimension 4700 Desktop; 512 RAM; WinXP-SP3; Firefox 3.0 (IE6 rarely); ATT DSL 2Wire 1800 modem/router; IE-Spyad; MVPS Hosts File; Comodo Firewall 3.0; Avast! Home; SuperAntispyware Pro
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Jul 4 2006, 11:23 AM
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 Glad to see someone is finally standing up to them. This post has been edited by yano: Jul 4 2006, 11:25 AM -------------------- |
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Jul 5 2006, 07:28 AM
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Second WGA lawsuit hits Microsoft
QUOTE Another lawsuit involving Microsoft's controversial antipiracy program was filed in Seattle...The suit alleges WGA is spyware and that Microsoft misled consumers by labelling it as a critical security update. The plaintiffs maintain Microsoft did not make users aware that WGA frequently contacted its central servers...
-------------------- "THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?"
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Jul 9 2006, 05:12 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 20-June 05 From: Central Texas Member No.: 24,183 |
One of the things that bothers me is that this Genuine Advantage/Notification stuff matches the Windows to a particular serial number hard drive. That means that when you replace a dead hard drive, reinstall Windows, you would then be told your Windows is illegal because the HD serial number isn't the one WinGenuineAdvantage has for it? I guess it would be impossible to differentiate between a reinstall on new HD by the same owner and an illegal one by the same owner or a crook. There's no way MS is going to get people to ditch their pc just because they lost a hard drive! They'll just not buy pc's with Windows pre-loaded! Wonder how the hard drive manufacturers feel about all this?
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