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Windows Genuine Advantage: Microsoft's KILL SWITCH
mobrien_12:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=84
Seriously worth reading.
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--- Quote from: "from tech support guy" ---He (the Microsoft Support Rep) told me that "in the fall, having the latest WGA will become mandatory and if its not installed, Windows will give a 30 day warning and when the 30 days is up and WGA isn't installed, Windows will stop working, so you might as well install WGA now."
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I'm suspicious of any report that comes from a front-line tech support drone, so I sent a note to Microsoft asking for an official confirmation or, better yet, a denial. Instead, I got this terse response from a Microsoft spokesperson
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As we have mentioned previously, as the WGA Notifications program expands in the future, customers may be required to participate. [emphasis added] Microsoft is gathering feedback in select markets to learn how it can best meet its customers' needs and will keep customers informed of any changes to the program
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Come on, you knew this was coming, didn't you?
davidnix71:
If you have d/l ed the network install of sp2, then this means you won't be able to get updates beyond that, unless you play M$'s way, right?
Just don't get updates, then. Or better yet, get Linux.
H_TeXMeX_H:
Hahaha .... this is great stuff :D
I hope M$ keeps doing this ... maybe a few people will wake up a little
worker201:
Who did not see this coming? This is nothing more than the logical extension of everything Microsoft has ever done. The first time you ever clicked "accept" on an EULA, you basically asked Microsoft to do this one day. Nice work, fuckers. Played right into their hands.
pofnlice:
--- Quote ---I hope M$ keeps doing this ... maybe a few people will wake up a little
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What makesd you think that? Most MS users honestly beleive MS would never steer them wrong and every update is an improvement to make their computing lives easier. Most MS users will be as happy as anything at mandatory or we turn your computer off. The bottom line is there is not enough atttention for the alternatives to make the wrongs of proprietary and ...well, orgs like MS obvious to them. Hell proprietary isn't all that bad as long as it's free.
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