Microsoft Genuine Advantage Cracked in 24 Hours

jrobie writes "It looks like mandatory validation of your Windows XP license is now voluntary again. A simple hack has been found that disables the check. BoingBoing has the story. "

Comments

"Flamebait"??? Why? That was funny!

[mark-t]

One of the mods today is on crack, methinks.

Re:Way to go M$

[benjamindees]

I was waiting for this comment. If I had mod points, you'd get them.

This is yet another brilliant mindfuck by Microsoft. It's nothing but win-win-win, all around.

The script-kiddie-MCSE's still think they are 133t as they hack around it. The mouth-breathing idiots will have to buy a legit copy. MS execs can say to their shareholders "see, we're trying to stop piracy." They can say to their critics "it's impossible to write secure software, so buy the new MS antivirus!" Less knowledgeable members of the OSS crowd will continue to underestimate the very real threat that hardware DRM poses.