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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
Why is Microsoft watering down WGA on Vista SP1?: Why is Microsoft watering down WGA on Vista SP1?I have resisted WGA but never had unlicensed softwareI resisted upgrading to Windows XP for years entirely because of WGA, yet I have never bought pirated software. For home users WGA is even more of an issue since unlike a business,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-12-05
Why is Microsoft watering down WGA on Vista SP1?: Yesterday's revelation that Microsoft would be watering down Windows Genuine Advantage WGA in Windows Vista SP1 came as a bit of a surprise to me. Why, if WGA has been so successful in the prevention of piracy, and why if the mechanism caused so little collateral damage (both points Microsoft...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-12-05
See, complain loud enough and Microsoft will listen: See, complain loud enough and Microsoft will listenChange of heart in Microsoft?Sorry, I do not buy that. They know that unless they open their doors to pirates, Vista market share will just not go up in many countries, and they would migrate to some other OS.If you shop around a...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-12-04
Microsoft to modify Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy scheme: Microsoft to modify Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy schemeAs the old song goes...."We won't get fooled again". Bravo Microsoft for combating software piracy! Long live WGA! Feel the WOW:http://www.microsoft.com/india/vistasongs/WoW%20is%20Now%20-%20full%20song.mp3Nice but what of XP's WGA?Anyone know what the change to XP's WGA that Windows Update has is about?RE: Microsoft to modify...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Piracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-12-03
With SP1, Microsoft plans to ditch the Vista "kill switch": With SP1, Microsoft plans to ditch the Vista "kill switch"Pricing is tricky for any company ...Saying that Windows is "too expensive" and it being so are two different things. Companies price products at levels that "the market will bear" - meaning that companies need to balance sales volume against...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, SP1, Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2007-12-03
Microsoft to modify Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy scheme: Microsoft is making changes to its Windows Genuine Advantage WGA anti-piracy strategy via a couple of modifications it will implement in Vista Service Pack SP 1 and Windows Server 2008 next year. Microsoft is doing away with "reduced functionality mode" for individuals that its WGA activation and...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Antipiracy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-12-03
With SP1, Microsoft plans to ditch the Vista "kill switch": The case for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 just got a lot stronger. When SP1 ships sometime in early 2008, it will strip away one of Vista's most annoying features and remove one of the most persistent objections to Vista's adoption. Microsoft plans to remove the infamous "kill switch" from...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2007-12-03