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Windows Vista pirates won't get fancy graphics
by Jordan Running Apr 13th 2006 at 10:25AM
Here's an interesting tidbit: Microsoft says that Windows Vista will check to make sure users have properly
purchased the software before allowing
them to use the flashy, much-hyped Aero interface. How they intend to do this remains a mystery, though CNet hints
that it will be through the Microsoft's Genuine Advantage program. Considering that every anti-piracy measure put in
place by Microsoft has been defeated by pirates within weeks, if not hours, I can't imagine Microsoft actually hopes
that this is going to be effective in deterring pirates. Anybody who knows how to use BitTorrent will be able to have a
fully-working Vista install, Aero included, within days of its release, and Microsoft knows that, so I'm not sure what
this little bout of anti-piracy hand-waving is all about.
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jamesey said 10:34AM on 4-13-2006
that's actually an incentive to pirate the software. The first thing most 1337 users do with Windows XP is turn off bloated themes and animations.
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duke said 11:10AM on 4-13-2006
what make you think we want vista in first place, i mean, AT ALL ?
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90014 said 12:13PM on 4-13-2006
It must be meant to punish 'white box' sellers that push cheap pc's with pirated XP and fix.
Poor Joe pickes up a 'white box' from the strip mall gets home and don't see the same desktop as the advertizing, then the jig is up.
I do question that any company with more than 50 slaves will allow the user-interface to change. The edu cost would be $10 a head minimum and there is no up side.
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Fabulo said 12:20AM on 4-14-2006
Huh? If you can't prevent "pirates" (arrrr) to install the OS, what makes you think you can prevent them to run the fancy transparent 3d crapola interface?
If you could do that, couldn't ya prevent them to run the OS at all?
"We'll let the burglers in the house, but they won't be able to steal the VCR and the TV, cuz you see, we have anti-burgler technology"
"Err, yes, but they are already IN the house..."
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