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22 Percent of Windows Installs Non-Genuine

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 23rd Jan 2007 21:17 UTC

Microsoft disclosed Monday that over one in five Windows installations were deemed non-genuine through the company's Windows Genuine Advantage program, which requires users to validate their operating system before downloading updates from the company. Since WGA launched in July 2005, over 512 million users have attempted to validate their copy of Windows, Microsoft said. Of those, the non-genuine rate was 22.3 percent. 56000 reports have been made by customers of counterfeit software, which grants that user a free replacement copy of Windows.

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by broken_symlink on Tue 23rd Jan 2007 22:16 UTC

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2005-07-06

what does that mean, "a free replacement copy of Windows."? do you a get a free cd in the mail and a bill for $300?

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by GhePeU on Tue 23rd Jan 2007 22:25 in reply to "so..."

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2005-07-06

I think it's something like "you denounce the dishonest vendor who sold you the computer with the pirate copy of Windows, we give you a free legal copy."

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by zerohalo on Tue 23rd Jan 2007 22:32 in reply to "so..."

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2005-07-26

probably a free 30-day trial version :-P

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by ma_d on Tue 23rd Jan 2007 23:34 in reply to "RE: so..."

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2005-06-29

But you already have that.

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