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Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage (OGA)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the have-to-lock-up-those-.docs dept.

Ant writes "PC World is reporting that Microsoft's Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) program will require mandatory validation of Office software starting October 27 (2006)." From the article: "Similarly, starting in January, users of Office Update will have to validate the legitimacy of their Office software before they can use the service, Microsoft added. Users absolutely hated the first iteration of the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program, and their protests pressured the company into revising it about a year after it launched in July 2005."

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  1. That's Responsiveness! by jazman_777 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Users absolutely hated the first iteration of the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program, and their protests pressured the company into revising it about a year after it launched in July 2005.


    Yes, users hated it, so they expanded the program to cover other products. Thanks, MS!

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  2. Re:Huh? by kfg · · Score: 4, Funny

    I really don't get it. Why continue to do something after it's been proven ineffective?

    "Stop crying. If you want to cry I'll give you something to cry about. Whack! There, how did you like that? Now stop crying."

    There's really no accounting for the behavior of people. That's why, on the whole I prefer hanging out with cats.

    KFG

  3. I shall call you - Mini-DRM by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come closer, little Microsoft Genuine Advantage. Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

    You're just so cute!

    I think I will call you, Mini-DRM, because you're unwanted, intrusive, and I keep tripping over you while trying to use my legitimately purchased WinVista PCs!

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  4. Up next... by DaveM753 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Coming soon:

    PC World is reporting that Microsoft's Notepad Genuine Advantage (NGA) program will require mandatory validation of Notepad.exe starting [insert happy date here]"

  5. Re:Just gets easier by muckdog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Considering that a search on Amazon returned 334 hits just for books on Openoffice, I'm sure one of them can tell you how to insert in your spooky halloween clipart.

  6. Re:microsoft update = windows update + office upda by Threni · · Score: 3, Funny

    > I'd like to thank Firefox 2.0 for allowing me to post here without spelling mistakes. Thanks to FF I can now speak learnedly.

    Well, at the very least with more deftly polished ignorance... ;)