Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 30th Jun 2006 20:31 UTC
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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2005-07-06
You wouldn't have to ask the question if it weren't largely the case...WGA and the like wouldn't exist. Microsoft wouldn't have it's monopoly. People prefer a convenient, black and white, simple world over the truth.
That's why everyone uses Windows. People will allow themselves to be pushed around and abused to maintain the status quo.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, human beings have a breaking point, and I sincerely hope they're reaching it now.