Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 30th Jun 2006 20:31 UTC
Law and Order A computer user is suing Microsoft over the company's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool, alleging that it violates laws against spyware. The suit by Los Angeles resident Brian Johnson, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle, seeks class-action status for claims that Microsoft didn't adequately disclose details of the tool when it was delivered to PC users through the company's Automatic Update system.
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RE[2]: Oh
by raver31 on Fri 30th Jun 2006 21:14 UTC in reply to "RE: Oh"
raver31
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2005-07-06

so what? he might not be doing it for the money, he might just be doing it to highlight the bad business practices of Microsoft.

and if he wins and gets some publicity for the whole thing, then better yet.

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