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Story: Windows Genuine Advantage circumvented

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Posted by: Micheal Danright (Tuesday 24 May 2005, 2:42 PM)

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I love the funny names large companies come up with. I mean "Windows Genuine Advantage", come on, how is Microsoft ensuring they aren't pirated an advantage to the average user?

All it means is they can pump up the price of Windows (and related software) without fear of the pirating backlash that always accompanies increasing in software prices.

How on earth is this an "advantage" to users, let alone a "genuine" one?

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