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- Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA
- Microsoft finally earns a passing grade barely for WGAReal LifeUnless you realy have a bootleg or keygened cd ke. pretty mush any XP sticker from any manufacturer can be "recycled" into any other PC. Just tell the right thing to the automated phone system: Did you change your motherboard: YES...And...
- Tags: deactivation option, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA
- Microsoft launched its Windows Genuine Advantage WGA anti-piracy program in early summer 2006. Its first year was, to put it charitably, a disaster. An epic fail. A big fat F on the year's report card. Things didn't get much better in 2007, either, as a server failure and other outages...
- Tags: Report, Activation, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Product Key, Microsoft Corp., Forum, Product ID Number, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...
- Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notifications
- Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notificationsI don't know what difference it will makePeople who love Windows will still love Windows. People who hate Windows will still hate Windows. People who pirate Windows will still pirate Windows.RE: Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Pro user, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Microsoft to tweak WGA Notifications on Windows XP
- Microsoft to tweak WGA Notifications on Windows XPDo it right......kill WGA altogether!! Time to start listening to your customers, M$!!WGA, friend or foe?Somebody at my work brought to me his laptop that had XP pro. A friend of his had sold it to him and when he tried to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notifications
- Microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new Windows Genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated version of Windows: Windows XP Professional. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Notification, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Microsoft to tweak WGA Notifications on Windows XP
- Microsoft is to tweak WGA Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications on Windows XP to make it behave more like WGA on Vista. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- News to know: WGA for Office; RSA; Apple; Adobe
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage 'nag' to Office Dennis Howlett: Secure coding: the invisible elephant RSA wrap: Larry Dignan: How will Microsoft's trusted stack work? Trusted Internet initiative aims for security...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-09
- Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage 'nag' to Office
- Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage 'nag' to OfficeKey: "Or deemed to be one"Yes, those who are incorrectly nagged will have a "fun" time ending the "nag stream".... Open Office never nags. And Office 2003 can still be used just fine. If we stop buying this...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, software
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- Microsoft+removes+another+one+of+WGA%27s+fangs
- Microsoft+removes+another+one+of+WGA%27s+fangsSo what's new???Samo samo........... crap!Seems like Microsoft has lost its nerve...They might as well just be rid of WGA and activation keys altogether if this is all that will happen if it is a pirated copy.Seems like Microsoft has lost its nerve...They might as well just be rid of WGA...
- Tags: error code, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., fang, SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- Microsoft removes another one of WGA's fangs
- This morning Microsoft announced another noteworthy change to its flagship Windows Genuine Advantage WGA program - an update to be rolled out later this month to all Vista users that will display a WGA warning dialog box when it detects either of two common Vista activation cracks. In the same announcement,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Updated WGA in SP1 (Updates WGA in SP1)
- Updated WGA in SP1 (Updates WGA in SP1)A Step in the Right DirectionThis is certainly and improvement.This is [i]INSANE![/i].You pay big bucks for Windows Vista. You jump through the hoops. You get it activated. You get it validated. Yet, Microsoft is SO contemptuous of its own customers, that it puts...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, SP1, WINDOWS VISTA IS, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage
- Discussion threads 2008-02-10
- SP1+brings+with+it+a+softer%2C+gentler%2C+naggier+WGA+-+Day+3
- SP1+brings+with+it+a+softer%2C+gentler%2C+naggier+WGA+-+Day+3Message has been deleted.IE for only 60 minutes at a timeMS really shouldn't reward bad behavior.Seriously, it does appear that MS has been listening to the complaints about Vista and is making an effort to remedy them. Still waiting for the performance comparisons with XP.RE: SP1+brings+with+it+a+softer%2C+gentler%2C+naggier+WGA+-+Day+3Gates and the rest...
- Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, SP1+brings+with+it+a+softer%2C+gentler%2C+naggier+WGA+-+Day+3, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-09
- SP1 brings with it a softer, gentler, naggier WGA - Day 3
- Windows Vista SP1 brings with it a new tweaked version of the WGA Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy scheme. How does this look to the end user? Check out the complete SP1 WGA gallery here. Currently Vista offers two different user experiences to those considered to be running...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-09
- Hollywood dinosaurs and the Internet
- Not that this tops the list of things that matter to geeks, but if you live in Los Angeles like I do, it's hard to avoid news about such things. The Director's Guild of America DGA recently cut a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and...
- Tags: Compensation, Hollywood, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Studio, Music, DGA, Internet, Sales Strategy, Benefits, Sales, Human Resources, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- Microsoft to push WGA-free IE 7 update to corporate users in February
- Microsoft to push WGA-free IE 7 update to corporate users in FebruaryGotta give em some creditMS appears to be rolling back WGA capabilities across the board. It would appear they are listening to their customers. Without fanfare, or lame spin like Sony (touting themselves as champions of DRM...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, MSFT, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Silverlight
- Discussion threads 2008-01-15
- Hollywood unions and the digital revolution
- Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" and Stephen Colbert's "The Colbert Report" return to the air tonight. It's just in the nick of time, too, because primary season is now fully under way, and I need their parody skills if I'm going to endure several more months of policy...
- Tags: Media, Problem, Industry, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Benefit, Studio, Internet, Strategy, Management, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- Microsoft softens limits on its Windows Web Server
- Microsoft softens limits on its Windows Web ServerPostgreSQL comes to mindCouple others. This is a step in the right direction, especially getting rid of the CAL's, but I just don't trust MS. It's too little, too late. Perfect example...I have a token Windows box on my home...
- Tags: Web servers, Operating systems, Web server, MSN Messenger, server, VisualStudio, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-01-05
- Microsoft adds a new subscription licensing plan for SMBs
- Microsoft adds a new subscription licensing plan for SMBsComing Down Off Their High-HorseMicrosoft offers a Vista two-for dealMicrosoft softens limits on its Windows Web ServerMicrosoft adds a new subscription licensing plan for SMBsMicrosoft and Samba finally come to terms over Windows protocols Microsoft agrees to cooperate with the European UnionMicrosoft...
- Tags: SMB/SME, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., small and medium business, new subscription, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-01-05
- Striking writers and digital media
- The members of the Writer's Guild of America WGA, a union that consists of most of the writers responsible for TV and movie content produced by the LA-based movie industry (a position defended by the fact that union contracts require most sets to use only union writers), continues unabated, thus putting...
- Tags: Digital Media, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-01-03
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