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WilHarris · 5th Jul 2006, 15:55

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/07...ver_WGA_again/

Tulatin · 5th Jul 2006, 15:59

Gotta love broken links, and more suits than in the capitol...

wharrad · 5th Jul 2006, 17:10

Microsoft must be crazy to think they could get away with such liberties.

Ach well, maybe it's a test run for what they're putting in Vista

DXR_13KE · 5th Jul 2006, 17:14

again? holy cow! if they put this on vista i will not buy it.

rupbert · 5th Jul 2006, 18:30

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

again? holy cow! if they put this on vista i will not buy it, just download it instead

Fixed.

eddtox · 5th Jul 2006, 18:37

Those are some pretty dangerous claims. If they do turn out to be true, MS might have a confidence crisis on its hands. Especially since they can, allegedly, remotely control what is being sent, so they could potentially get docs, IE logs etc... Scary!

-ed out

Zidane · 5th Jul 2006, 19:04

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

again? holy cow! if they put this on vista i will not buy it.

thats why they added it in the first place

i should probably post some linux zealotry too, but meh, i really dont think i need to.

Firehed · 5th Jul 2006, 20:16

That plus them now owing the EU something like $1.4B. A bad week indeed.

DXR_13KE · 5th Jul 2006, 22:31

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Originally Posted by rupbert

Fixed.

hmmmm maybe

just to test it at least.

olly_lewis · 5th Jul 2006, 23:00

And the wall begin to fall for MS and WGA... To bad for Bill, its a real shame that he and the MS development staff did'nt realise that WGA was never going to go down well and this is the outcome of all that Big Brother "hard work"....
Ah well, goodbye WGA it was fun while it lasted, or not...

Constructacon · 6th Jul 2006, 03:18

I can appreciate that they need to ensure that people are using legitmate original software, but to be constantly beaming so much information about you home is ludacrous. Phoning home once when you boot up should be the most that it ever calls home.

The sooner this is gone the better. Wouldn't a better way to go about this be to have the MS server do a checksum on some random, yet essential, file from your windows install (preferably one linked into the activation settings as this is what's normally bypassed) to check that your version is legit? As the file that's checked is random each time you can't get around it by setting up something dodgy and no personal information is collected at all by MS. That's a win-win for everyone in my book.

Nezuji · 6th Jul 2006, 05:16

Erm, some of you guys...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brett Thomas

The suit alleges that WGA collects very identifiable information...

In light of the fact that there is already a lawsuit in progress for almost exactly the same thing, I'd venture to suggest that this is more of a tactical manoever to force Microsoft into revealing in court exactly what data WGA is sending back to Redmond. As for why the plaintiffs would do that, I can't really think of anything concrete. It may be a fishing exercise.

As I said of the other suit, this smells like a money-grab.

Nezuji

(No MS fanboy)

Cthippo · 6th Jul 2006, 10:57

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Originally Posted by olly_lewis

And the wall begin to fall for MS and WGA... To bad for Bill, its a real shame that he and the MS development staff did'nt realise that WGA was never going to go down well and this is the outcome of all that Big Brother "hard work"....
Ah well, goodbye WGA it was fun while it lasted, or not...

You would think they would have learned somthing from their good friends over at Sony and the rootkit debacle. Big companies need to be reminded one in a while that no, they can't do whatever they please.

TheColdLord · 6th Jul 2006, 11:42

Another lawsuit ei? Well I don't know, maybe they had it comming to them.... I wonder if the WGA will be used in vista... I wouldn't advise it...

stereophonie · 6th Jul 2006, 13:50

Must admit it WAS getting really annoying having to remove the validation tool from my pirate copy every month!! :P

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eddtox Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Medway Posts: 345	Those are some pretty dangerous claims. If they do turn out to be true, MS might have a confidence crisis on its hands. Especially since they can, allegedly, remotely control what is being sent, so they could potentially get docs, IE logs etc... Scary! -ed out

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olly_lewis Hypermodder Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 756	And the wall begin to fall for MS and WGA... To bad for Bill, its a real shame that he and the MS development staff did'nt realise that WGA was never going to go down well and this is the outcome of all that Big Brother "hard work".... Ah well, goodbye WGA it was fun while it lasted, or not...

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Constructacon Constructing since 1978 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 1,842	I can appreciate that they need to ensure that people are using legitmate original software, but to be constantly beaming so much information about you home is ludacrous. Phoning home once when you boot up should be the most that it ever calls home. The sooner this is gone the better. Wouldn't a better way to go about this be to have the MS server do a checksum on some random, yet essential, file from your windows install (preferably one linked into the activation settings as this is what's normally bypassed) to check that your version is legit? As the file that's checked is random each time you can't get around it by setting up something dodgy and no personal information is collected at all by MS. That's a win-win for everyone in my book. __________________ Remember - for every silver lining there is a cloud. "Of course, overclocking doesn't normally involve a tank of acetylene large enough to blow a house off its foundation." - zackbass MAME Over - Custom built arcade cabinet. This season's mod - The New Black Also modded - "Got Milk?"

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