Saturday, February 24th 2007
Microsoft changes WGA software in response to consumer backlash
The most recent version of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software was met with a lot of complaints. The worst one by far was how WGA claimed that a copy of Windows was pirated when it wasn't (especially among corporate owners). There were also several instances when a simple hardware change (such as a WiFi card or a video card) made WGA demand a re-activation of Windows. Microsoft has listened to the consumer, and in response to these recent complaints, is morphing WGA to better fit the consumer. Instead of registering a copy of Windows as either Genuine or non-Genuine, it will now register it as Genuine, non-Genuine, or "unsure". There are no details of the functionality of an "unsure" copy of Windows. WGA is also much more relaxed when it comes to a recent hardware change. You can download the latest version of WGA here.
Source:
The Register
22 Comments on Microsoft changes WGA software in response to consumer backlash
Can you imagine a big bank... a trader... dealing in millions of dollars per minutes... and in the middle of a deal... boom... his PC goes down due to WGA.
That WOULD be grounds for lawsuits in the MILLIONS per case.
im fine and happy with my copy of xp without wga lol :)
1./ Fat Basssssd, lost his breath, couldn't even talk after jumping around for 30 secs. LOL
2./ That was "canned" girl-screaming. There is NO WAY IN THIS WORLD there would be ANY convention that Balmer attends that would be full of girls
3./ What an idiot
4./ Bring back Bill Gates
and nobody has a ligit copy of xp....ROFL