Microsoft turns on deactivation for non-genuine Vista

[David Gerard]

On 13/09/2007, Conrad Knauer <atheoi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately, the article (which was featured on
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/11/1615211) is incorrect in
> that Microsoft is not actually disabling 'non-genuine' Vista copies
> any more than they have been previously.  See
> http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/09/microsoft-vista.html
> While I disagree with the wired.com characterization of the
> computerworld.com article as a "hoax" (vs. say a "mistake"; a hoax
> implies chicanery), it seems that the "Black screen of darkness" is
> just "a poorly-worded description of Vista's Reduced Functionality
> Mode, which we've known about for a while".  There is no "new tough
> antipiracy move" by M$.


But but but THAT'S JUST GIVING IN TO THE PIRATES! We must FIGHT THEM
and TAKE AWAY  THEIR WINDOWS! There is NO ALTERNATIVE!!

As Napoleon said, "Never interrupt your opponent while he is releasing Vista."


- d.