Blackmoor Vituperative

If your copy of Vista does not pass Microsoft’s anti-piracy sniff test, you won’t be able to use the Aero user interface, Windows Defender anti-spyware and ReadyBoost memory-expanding technologies that will be built into the premium versions of Vista. (Will other Vista elements, like Vista Ultimate Extras, get the WGA lock-down? The Softies had no comment when I asked.)

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There are also some WGA and Volume Activation 2.0 myths that Microsoft is out to debunk, officials said. If a Vista machine doesn’t pass WGA or Volume Activation 2.0 muster, Microsoft cannot and will not “shut it off,” officials said. (If you fail to activate Vista in 30 days, however, it sounds like your Internet access is shut down after an hour. Sure sounds like a “kill” switch by any other name.)

(from ZDNet, What Microsoft still isn’t saying about WGA and Volume Activation 2.0

Remember: at least 20% at least 42% of the 60 million people hassled by WGA (aka Windows Genuine Aggravation) are licensed users who have obtained the software legitimately.

Just say “no thanks” to Vista.