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"Genuine Advantage" phones home
H_TeXMeX_H:
Why would it NEED to phone home EVERY DAY ? It doesn't, at least for piracy purposes ... other purposes and motives are at work here. If you need to test for a pirated copy you only need to do so when you first register it ... right ? It's not like a while ago your Window$ was legit .. but now it has all of a sudden become pirated for unknown reasons. Piracy is often used as a cover-up reason ... we have to stop the pirates so we'll make Vi$ta only work with some monitors ... we have to stop pirates so we'll make Window$ phone home EVERY FUCKING DAY. It's bullshit I tell you ... they are lying about the reasons they are doing this ... they are using it to spy on you or other purposes (marketing, ads, etc.)
worker201:
Actually, I was just talking to one of our network guys, and he thinks that a beta download copy of Vista is only good for one computer. So if the GenAdv phones in and finds out you have installed Vista beta on a different computer, you are in trouble. Not sure what kind of trouble that would be, since it is only a beta after all. Probably it is another bit of software they are actually beta-testing. Perhaps all you suckers have been deceived - you thought you installed Vista beta, but you actually installed the Genuine Advantage Super-Homeland-Security Big-Brother program, disguised as an operating system. Never trust those fuckers. Know what you install. If it doesn't come with developer documentation, then find another vendor.
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: worker201 ---Actually, I was just talking to one of our network guys, and he thinks that a beta download copy of Vista is only good for one computer. So if the GenAdv phones in and finds out you have installed Vista beta on a different computer, you are in trouble. Not sure what kind of trouble that would be, since it is only a beta after all. Probably it is another bit of software they are actually beta-testing. Perhaps all you suckers have been deceived - you thought you installed Vista beta, but you actually installed the Genuine Advantage Super-Homeland-Security Big-Brother program, disguised as an operating system. Never trust those fuckers. Know what you install. If it doesn't come with developer documentation, then find another vendor.
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Genuine Advantage LIVE, how exciting! Now keeps big brother up to date with your actions AND YOUR BIOS MD5 SUM, ALL IN REAL TIME!!one
Installed a new BIOS? Don't wait 'till TOMORROW to let us know, GA Live now lets us know INSTANTLY - EVERY MOMENT!
It's all a part of the improved customer experience.
Jack2000:
i wonder what will the GA do if you use open BIOS
or your own ?
maby send that info too and tell them to punish you ?
H_TeXMeX_H:
But really Open BIOS only supports a small set of mobos right ?
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