Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 20th Jun 2006 22:29 UTC
Counterfeiters aren't Microsoft's only opponents in its effort to combat piracy: Some of its customers are against it, too. The company is forging ahead with a program, Windows Genuine Advantage, tied to its free software downloads and updates, that checks whether the Windows installation on a PC is pirated. But some people, including some who say they own a legitimately acquired copy of Windows, have challenged the need for such validation.
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Member since:2005-10-02
No I'm not advocating such a thing.
I'm advocating not blindly trusting Microsoft. The WGA is malware (besides being tantamount a direct violation of Grundloven), and does in no way raise the security of your system. Actually it does the opposite.
Please quote me correctly, rather than using this old troll-technique.
I merely advocate common sense. See what it is before you install it. This is true for all software.
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2005-07-06
So you're advocating that Windows hotfixes are not to be trusted? Yeah, there's a way to avoid malware -- let's run unpatched Windows installations.
You are a complete tool.