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WGA Turning Off PCs in the Fall?
thesaint05 writes "We all know about Microsoft's WGA initiative that started last July. Most of us were troubled to learn that the WGA has been 'phoning home' to Microsoft at every boot. Well, get ready, because eventually Microsoft may be turning off copies of Windows without WGA installed. According to a Microsoft technician, 'in the fall, having the latest WGA will become mandatory and if its not installed, Windows will give a 30 day warning and when the 30 days is up and WGA isn't installed, Windows will stop working, so you might as well install WGA now.'" A new version of WGA was released on Tuesday and, at least for the time being, Windows users have the option of removing WGA from their systems.
Where is the genuine advantage? Can I at least get a regular advantage? Something? A bone perhaps? Why not just call it what it is: Microsoft Windows Spyware/Destruction/Shutdown/TheShaft(c) Tool?
https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
Lemme guess, MS is all pissed off because Vista won't ship anytime soon and they aren't making cash on it. So now they have to increase revenue by making people buy XP who may not have legit copies? I sure hope some 16 year-old hacker takes care of this problem for good.
http://religiousfreaks.com/Well, I think I exhausted my vocabulary coming up with the subject line, so I'll wait for responses.
The latest Slashdot meme.
Maybe they'll get a mac?
They'll beat a path to SkyOS!
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Political discussion for a new world
The unsuspecting mass of legitimate users that WGA erroneously labels as "pirates", you mean. That's the best part of this: the more they tighten their grip, the more star systems... err, the more legitimate users get pissed off.
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
It will just give balmer your address and at christmas he'll come down your chimney and throw chairs at you. Chairs with spikes on them and laser beams.
"If I were bound by all laws everywhere I'm sure I would have committed a capital crime somewhere."
...the US's Northeastern Power Grid problem is solved.
Wait, wait, wait... Apple just convinced me that my Mac was a PC... 'cause it can run Windows... how does getting a Mac help if I still install a pirated copy of Windows under Boot Camp?
Oh... wait, right - I'm *NOT* supposed to use/install Windows, I've already got Mac OS...
(Okay... so this post was *pure* sarcasm. Spoken like a true self-deprecating confirmed Mac user for many years...)
"Adventure? Excitement? A Jedi craves not these things."
Oh yeah, tons of potential for the average gamer THERE. I roll my virtual eyes.
Well, my uncle's friend has a brother that works as a contractor for the cleaning company that Microsoft uses (thought he doesn't contract to Microsoft himself), and he says that he found a half-shredded sheet of paper in a trash can that he believes came from the Microsoft compound that more or less confirms the story of the Windows support guy.
I think that's is all the proof you really need.
What he means is, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Are you frieking kidding me?
You never cook the whole frog. You usually just cook the legs, cos that's where the good stuff is at.
On top of which the frog should be dead and the legs sure as hell won't be alive since they're not attached to the frog.
Also, who boils frogs? that's so extremely common, only the homeless plebs do that. Everybody knows, fried frog legs are the best.
Pshh.
Liberty.
Sort of like "Touché"?
"Adventure? Excitement? A Jedi craves not these things."
User: "You can't possibly attack us, we are peaceful and have no defenses!
Bill: "You prefer another target, a litigious target, then name the systems!"
Bill: "I grow tired of asking this, so it'll be the last time. Where are the cracked installations of Windows XP Professional Edition?"
User: "Pirates' PCs... they're on Pirates' PCs."
Bill: "You see, lord Ballmer? They can be reasonable. Continue the operation, you may update when ready."
User: "What?!"
Bill: "You're far too trusting. Pirate PCs are too remote for an effective demonstration, but don't worry; we will deal with your rebel friends soon enough!"
perl -e "eval pack(q{H*},join q{},qw{70 72696e74207061636b28717b482a7d2c717b343 637323635363534323533343430617d293b})"
Right on... I figured out that OMG stands for 'oh my god' but I can't figure out what PONIES stands for. All these damned acronyms, wtf?!
Oh shit, you're gonna get it now. MODBOOOOOMB! Hit the deck!
They probably got tired of waiting.
Put a human in a pot of boiling water and he'll jump out, but put him in a pot of cold water and slowly bring it to a boil and he'll cook?
Humans are (or at least can be) pretty damned stupid. Especially humans who come up with really stupid metaphors like this one. So I think the metaphor works. ;-)
Use 'slashdot stuff' in the subject line in any email you send me if you want to get past the spam filter.
I should have read the EULA before I installed it, though. Now they own my soul.
-Eric
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
That's inconceivable.
Where are they getting these magic hyphens and slashes from?
I'd tell you where they come from, but you'd probably never eat another one afterwards.
"Everything you know is wrong. (And stupid.)"
Moderation Totals: Wrong=2, Stupid=3, Total=5.
Ah, but isn't it obvious; the hyphens are from hyphenspace...
EXCELLENT JOKE.
I would, but there's something about yelling "Oh, sex!" every time that I just can't help but love.
legitimate users run into trouble too
That is such pre-9/11 thinking.
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