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Ubuntu Linux Validates As Genuine Windows

Posted by kdawson on from the it-was-the-wine-talking dept.

bobbocanfly writes "Another crack in the Windows Genuine Advantage wall. A user at UbuntuForums.org managed to validate an Ubuntu installation as a genuine copy of Microsoft Windows and get to the download page of Windows Defender, using IE4Linux and Wine. (Here is an OGG video of the process.) Along with the advancement of LiveCD technology, this could spell the end of Microsoft's control over who gets their updates."

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  1. Re:Or you know, by No+Tears+In+The+End · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I've had zero problems with genuine advantage checks, it shows up once or twice a month when I go download something off Microsoft site, its completely transparent to legitimate user.


    Good for you. I have had problems with a legit install of Vista Home Premium on my new laptop. It took me a week to find all of the drivers, but I went back to XP.

    NTITE

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