__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 14 June 2006 08:18 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Microsoft draws fire for stealth test program
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Millions of Windows users may unwittingly be test subjects for an
>>| unfinished Microsoft antipiracy tool.
>>|
>>| The software maker has been delivering a prerelease version of
>>| Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications software to PCs as a "high
>>| priority" item in the built-in update feature in Windows. The tool,
>>| also known as WGA Notifications, is used to validate the authenticity
>>| of Windows software installed on a PC.
>>|
>>| The move is a first for the software maker. Microsoft normally asks
>>| people to join test programs before it initiates the download of any
>>| such trial software.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-6083204.html?part=rss&tag=6083204&subj=news
>>
>> PS/OT: Microsoft is down another 0.78% at the moment. It approaches $21.5.
>
> I guess as they become more panicky at the top, they'll become
> increasingly boorish about how they treat their long-suffering
> customers.
>
> Today's .sig might have some relevance wrt MS's share price...
> ...
> "Good health" is merely the slowest rate at which one can die.
When a plague hits a flock, first you try to cure them. If it spreads too
quickly, you isolate those infected or even shoot them down.
The figures with regards to the proportion of infected machine is far, far
from encouraging. More worrying, no elixir is available. Not only will
Vista fail to provide full protection, but it will also require pricey
security addons, which nibble at the available resource.
To add to this injury, Vista's feature set is so poor and hardware
requirements so high, so few people will choose to upgrade. This means
that Microsoft is still forced to support a 6-7 year-old O/S (they are due
to give up on the rest this July; IE7 requires XP at the least).
Best wishes,
Roy
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