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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?
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/Maybe they'll get a mac?
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."
FUCKING bullshit!
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."
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.
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.
I wish I still had mod points, I guess no one remembers the Terminator
We all remember Terminator. We are simply doing our best to forget those crappy movies.
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