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Microsoft patent loss: It's about activation not validation

Microsoft patent loss: It's about activation not validationWhy notMicrosoft sueing the Patents Troll for a completly uneffective.Windows WGA is most pathetic and easy to bypass illegal DRM evermade.Live by the bogus software patent lawsuit . . . . . . die by the bogus software patent law suit.Conficker 'Windows' patents...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Viruses and worms, Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, patent loss, Conficker, Microsoft Corp., Windows WGA

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

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Windows 7: An impressive upgrade

Windows 7 review:Windows 7 review: 'New' OS is just Vista with small changesPerformance enhancements"We have already determined that W7 won't make your computer run any faster. And if you are upgrading from XP, it might run slightly slower, just as with Vista. ......But it's not really anything new. We hate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, impressive upgrade, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Microsoft: Human error caused critical SMB2 vulnerability

did not explain why the fix was not back-ported to Windows Vista and other That very bad. I was wondering this myself when news broke that Win 7 was not vulnerable.What were they thinking? Fixing a bug and "forgetting" that other versions may actually be vulnerable?Or had they actually recorded...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Hulu Desktop, Microsoft Corp., critical SMB2 vulnerability, SMB2, SMB2 vulnerability, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates?

Yes it does, at least according to a recently released report by the Business Software Alliance BSA which basically correlates data on the known piracy rates for particular countries and their malware infection rates, using public sources. The rationale behind their claims is fairly simple - users...

Tags: Software Piracy, Patch Management, Malware, Malware Infection Rate, Infection Rate, Patches, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Report: Final version of free Microsoft Security Essentials to ship September 29

Do we really need another security software on Windows 7?Hi!If I install MSE on Windows 7, do I really need to install another security software on Windows 7?Thanks!yes...It's called Linux and that will cure all windoze security threats forever.Yes and...while introducing 8 year old kernel faults on its own.No, but...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Koobface, FCS, MSE, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, security

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Microsoft starts warning of support phase-out for older Windows Server releases

Added benefit of "activation" (automatic "kill switch")Neccessary or desirable to reinstall XP or change hardware? Flip the kill switch. No more activation, no more XP or any other later Windows release.Any OS that depends on a remote server is an excercise in futility.You confuse 'support' with 'activation'.There's no indication that...

Tags: Operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows Server, server, kill switch, Microsoft Corp., misinformation, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Microsoft trains Best Buy "Linux assassins"

Aimed at the uninformed customers... so it'll probably be successful. Sigh. It's FUD, of course, but I think it's pretty effective when dealing with people who have only a vague notion of Linux.However:First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win. :-)Fighting...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Best Buy Co. Inc., Linux, FUD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?

Since when is your IP address "personal information"?Your IP address is visible for the whole world to see, just like it always has been.Are people really this stupid?PersonallyIt's a hassle Windows could do without. People will pirate regardless, and in those terms, Microsoft is fighting a war it cannot win.I'm...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, tool, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, spyware, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?

Last week Microsoft was sued in a Washington district court for allegedly violating privacy laws through its use of Windows Genuine Advantage WGA anti-piracy mechanism in Windows XP. Is WGA a legitimate anti-piracy tool or is it spyware? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Antipiracy, Spyware, Tool, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-09-08

More Microsoft layoffs, a resignation and other pre-Labor Day tidbits

Oh pooh...The days are coming to an end for 15G Operating Systems, in case they missed it Appliance driven devices under VMware IS the future.Not some insecure bloated expensive Server versions that require tens of thousands in licenses and still is crippled up by viruses/worms.;)On the plus side,nobody now knows...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, layoff, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, server

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Microsoft to add more anti-piracy features to Office 2010

It's been said before, but it bears repeatingIf Microsoft spent anywhere near the time it spends policing piracy on feature correctness, and bug squashing, there would be much less need to worry about piracy.Most people know that there are many ways to get Office cheaply and legitimately, and no one...

Tags: Piracy, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., antipiracy

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

IE6 casts a long shadow for Microsoft

Microsoft brought it on themselves :(Im stuck using IE6 in work because the web based application we primarily use had to be altered and so many work arounds put in for it to work nicely with Internet Explorer 5-6 that it won't even work with IE7, I'm stuck in a...

Tags: Web browsers, Channel management, Web technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web browser, Web, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 activation leak

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 activation leakSo who's responsible for the leak?The sender or the sendee?Pagan Jim will be happy about thishttp://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=67344&messageID=1278112He proudly admits to installing hundreds of copies of XP without buying a single license. Disgusting.RE: Microsoft confirms Windows 7 activation leakThis is one way for Microsoft to get market...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 activation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!

Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!They sure have...Now if they'd only do so by making an actual good product rather than just locking everybody into using it....No SoI've been running Linux since giving up on Windows by having too many BSOD screens with Windows ME. And frankly, given Windows Genuine PITA...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

File format blues

Routinely suppliers of technology and services send me a presentation deck. This deck is to meant to be the central focus of a conversation about their products or services. One would expect that these suppliers, or their public relations firms, would do their best to make sure that these presentations...

Tags: Format, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Supplier, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, OpenOffice, Channel Management, Management, Office Suites, Software, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Microsoft to ship emergency IE, Visual Studio patches

Microsoft to ship emergency IE, Visual Studio patchesWhy not patch it nowIf it is such an emergency why wait? I think patch Tuesdays is stupid.They should release patches on going. We can't patch a hole cause it not the one Tuesday of the month is dumb. This time we will...

Tags: Patches, Web browsers, Microsoft development tools, IE 8, Visual Studio patch, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Visual Studio

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

US, South Korea site attacks traced back to UK

US, South Korea site attacks traced back to UK One would think .....Assuming that these are all/mostly Windows PCs then MicroSoft or any responsible party should be able to scan, locate, and disinfect them whenever they connect the the internet (considering that MS has managed to make life miserable for...

Tags: Desktops, site attack, Infected PC

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Consumer Watchdog blasts Google over privacy

Consumer Watchdog blasts Google over privacyWow. No real surprise there[i]it certainly doesn?t seem that scary to me[/i]Of course not, you've proclaimed that you "Love everything Google does" and think the world of them (but would you fall on your sword, too?)[i]subscribe to the idea that Google collects information to make...

Tags: Government, E-mail, Google Inc., privacy, Consumer Watchdog

Discussion threads 2009-07-11

Psystar seeks Chapter 11 dismissal, vows to "battle Goliath"

Psystar seeks Chapter 11 dismissal, vows to "battle Goliath"Care for a Pystar?, Oh no, PearCFYI, source story:[b] PearC Mac Cloner Expands to France, The Netherlands, Belgiumposted by Thom Holwerda on Sat 4th Jul 2009 00:40 UTCIconNow this is interesting news that hit my inbox at 2:22 AM (don't ask)....

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, PearC, Psystar, Chapter 11, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

Secunia: Average insecure program per PC rate remains high

Secunia: Average insecure program per PC rate remains highGeneralizations are always bad ;)I see Secunia quoted as saying "Failing to do so is playing Russian Roulette with your IT security ? it is only a question about time ? and luck ? when your system will be compromised."Yes, patching is...

Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Operating systems, PC, Secunia PSI, Secunia, insecure program

Discussion threads 2009-06-25