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Microsoft ditches Office Genuine Advantage

...decided to retire the program," Microsoft said in a statement on Monday. Windows Genuine Advantage, which certifies the Windows operating system (OS) and restricts downloads... Read more

20 December, 2010

Apple files for DRM system akin to Microsoft

...control over its software that is similar to Microsoft's much-criticised Windows Genuine Advantage. Windows Genuine Advantage is the mechanism that Windows uses to... Read more

24 December, 2007 by Richard Thurston
The genuine advantage in Windows' woes

The genuine advantage in Windows' woes

...This weekend, the Windows Genuine Advantage system went offline. WGA went AWOL — and with it, many... Read more

28 August, 2007 by Leader

Microsoft antipiracy tool 'acts like spyware'

...antipiracy tool once it is installed on Windows PCs. The tool, called Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, is designed to validate whether a copy of Windows... Read more

8 June, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft pushes antipiracy tool to desktop

...New Zealand, Microsoft said on Monday. Following download and installation of the "Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications" tool, users of a pirated copy will see alerts... Read more

25 April, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft's licensing check rounded again

...to pay for software would try to find some way to circumvent Windows Genuine Advantage," the representative said. Microsoft last week made the Windows 'piracy... Read more

8 August, 2005 by Joris Evers

Windows Genuine Advantage circumvented

...Mohanty outlined what he said was a technique to trick Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage validation check in a posting to the Full Disclosure security... Read more

24 May, 2005 by Joris Evers

Microsoft to announce 'Global Anti-Piracy Day'

...pillar of Microsoft's efforts is its engineering work, adding programs like Windows Genuine Advantage that are designed to make it harder, and less rewarding... Read more

21 October, 2008 by Ina Fried

Microsoft targets counterfeiters on UK auction sites

...infringing sellers were identified through tips submitted by consumers through Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage, or WGA, programme, the company said. WGA requires people to... Read more

31 October, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft gets tough on Office fakers

...Earlier this month, Microsoft was forced to own up to problems with Windows Genuine Advantage when some validated Microsoft customers were denied access to their... Read more

27 October, 2006 by Colin Barker

Microsoft's Genuine Advantage hits problems

...users were being locked out of their software. The problem is with Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), Microsoft's licensing tool, which offers Windows users more... Read more

5 October, 2006 by Colin Barker

Microsoft draws fire for stealth test programme

...tool. The software maker has been delivering a pre-release version of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications software to PCs as a "high priority" item in... Read more

14 June, 2006 by Joris Evers

Vista's graphics to require licence check

...its operating system. In the autumn of 2004, Microsoft began testing the Windows Genuine Advantage programme, designed to verify that a particular copy of Windows... Read more

13 April, 2006 by Ina Fried

Microsoft mandates 'piracy' checks

...notifications of new patches, will require validation. It's all part of Windows Genuine Advantage, a stepped-up effort by Microsoft to increase the number... Read more

26 July, 2005 by Ina Fried

Microsoft extends anti-piracy programme

...or five language packs each month. Microsoft has been gradually shifting its Windows Genuine Advantage from an opt-in programme to one that will be... Read more

31 March, 2005 by Ina Fried

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