Microsoft to Step Up its WGA Efforts

[iMav]

Get ready to shell out big bucks for your OS or switch to Linux ....

Even though Microsoft has caught some flak recently over its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software and has been the subject of two lawsuits, the company is moving forward with plans to expand its anti-piracy measures. Past versions of WGA have targeted mainly consumers who use Windows and those attempting to download various Microsoft software add-ons. The company now plans to use WGA to go after system builders, PC makers and anyone else who attempts to pirate its software.

Microsoft is going to make key components of its Windows Vista operating system as well as some updates to Internet Explorer only available to customers running genuine Microsoft software. The aim is to give consumers and businesses the incentive to run a genuine copy of Windows. Microsoft’s Platforms and Services Co-President Kevin Johnson went into greater detail on its plans for WGA:

Microsoft is also working to educate end users so that they can identify if their machine is running a pirated copy of Microsoft software and is working to incorporate new technologies into its software products to deter counterfeiting.

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[gxsaurav]

lol, when will they understand that piracy is what made Winows & MS the market leader

 

[iMav]

lol, when will they understand that piracy is what made Winows & MS the market leader

.... now that they are they can ..... billy g had a stratergy - he wanted to hav most computers running windows hence they were not all out against piracy
now that they rule the market they hav changed their stratergy

 

[QwertyManiac]

yes indeed, 98 lacked anysort of decent protection and so did ME. 2000 had some name for sake, XP had a good one.

 

[magnet]

cmmon first they messed up with the text to speech demo...than they challenged black hat hackers and again they were caught back foot............


do u think this will work????????

 

[Vishal Gupta]

Bill hai ki manta nahi...

 

[~Phenom~]

Silly Billy. Pirates will never shell out a penny for software.

 

[Dreamer]

Pirates will find out something new to beat their efforts. Such things can not be stopped as long as the prices of original softwares are that much high.