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This is a nightmare waiting to happen...
They can't get the current, "simple" WGA to work right. How can they make this bulletproof?

I'm sure "Customer Inconvenience" is not one of their bullet points on the presentation.
Posted by: BitTwiddler   Posted on: 10/04/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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This is a nightmare waiting to happen...  BitTwiddler | 10/04/06
Not a problem  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/04/06
Not a problem unless ...  spamagnet | 10/04/06
Incorrect  WinnebagoBoy | 10/05/06
Actually...  Rick_K | 10/06/06
WGA will fail  trashmem@... | 10/04/06
What No Smart Linux Comments Yet?  blkadder | 10/04/06
yeah Linux  morndue | 10/04/06
Nothing to do with Linux  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/04/06
Huh?  spamagnet | 10/04/06
Oh alright!  bportlock | 10/04/06
Linux 27 years ago  skykingoh | 10/06/06
Felt compelled to check,  skykingoh | 10/06/06
no need for comments  zoroaster | 10/04/06
Linux For Me  Ole Man | 10/04/06
Litigation strategy  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/04/06
The Answer Is No Longer "Yes"  Cardhu | 10/04/06
The Real Fun Would Begin  Cardhu | 10/04/06
Yet Another Linux Tirade (YAST)  Marc_O'Polo | 10/04/06
ummm...shouldn't that be YALT? nt  mdsmedia | 10/05/06
see George Ou  Eduardo_z | 10/04/06
Not Quite  mypl8s4u2 | 10/05/06
Smart Linux Comment  ksarkies | 10/05/06
Amazing, isn't it?  mdsmedia | 10/05/06
NO, it's you who need to get a grip  ebrke | 10/05/06
Check the other post on the topic  crayolakidd | 10/06/06
The more you tighten your grip, Microsoft ...  spamagnet | 10/04/06
You make a valid point....  bportlock | 10/04/06
Never mind the sysadmins  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/04/06
Interesting view you have of sysadmins  maldain | 10/04/06
Encapsulation  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/04/06
Great statement  oregonjohn | 10/04/06
Lookin to close you DOWN....  mypl8s4u2 | 10/05/06
sys admin/cio  lotta_anger | 10/05/06
WGA on Server 2003 ?  skiplarson | 10/04/06
Bad enough...  wizzzer | 10/04/06
Why did you do that?  John Zern | 10/04/06
Uh...  zoroaster | 10/04/06
Well, We Know Why We're Doing It  Cardhu | 10/04/06
already working on it  exchange | 10/05/06
Non-Networked Stand-Alone PC  tazinfo@... | 10/04/06
How will activation work?  Resuna | 10/04/06
USS Yorktown, 1988  spamagnet | 10/04/06
Divide by zero!  spamagnet | 10/04/06
RE: Divide by Zero  mypl8s4u2 | 10/05/06
I'm Waiting For the Microsoft Apologists  Cardhu | 10/04/06
pick up that phone ...  zoroaster | 10/04/06
I'm not sure what you mean by "secure environment"  Cardhu | 10/04/06
well...  zoroaster | 10/04/06
No, Handling Classified Material Is Not Relevant Here  Cardhu | 10/04/06
I guess you missed the last VA report  mypl8s4u2 | 10/05/06
...And talk to a Non-English speaking 3rd worlder  wjgrimm | 10/05/06
New Attack Mode?  tazinfo@... | 10/04/06
The more complex the machinery ...  spamagnet | 10/04/06
Black hat conference  mypl8s4u2 | 10/05/06
One scenario could be ...  strubinsky@... | 10/05/06
Glad I've got kernel source...  Resuna | 10/04/06
WGA & OS products  null | 10/04/06
Microsoft  bb1040 | 10/04/06
I quite agree with you  maldain | 10/04/06
Oops, a newbie!  Media-Ted@... | 10/04/06
WGA  scooke_z | 10/04/06
totally agree with Scooke_z  mypl8s4u2 | 10/05/06
Ooooh that's so cool!  strubinsky@... | 10/05/06
Microsoft needs to focus on other areas  Sxooter_z | 10/04/06
Why is MS sinking itself into a mire?  dayjm | 10/04/06
They're not sinking...  zoroaster | 10/04/06
The mire  lederhoden | 10/05/06
This is nuts!  VonHelton | 10/04/06
What Pirates?  Media-Ted@... | 10/04/06
WGA and WS 2003  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 10/04/06
WGA DRM and whatever  rastaub | 10/04/06
Everyone knows ...  zoroaster | 10/04/06
Don't see the big deal  inconsequential | 10/04/06
take time to read the posts  zoroaster | 10/04/06
Well, You Could Read Up And See Why Others Are Concerned  Cardhu | 10/04/06
Utter nonsense  cnfrisch | 10/04/06
Pot and Kettle, Carey  gwrigg | 10/05/06
I Am Concerned  Cardhu | 10/19/06
Kind of like...  Rick_K | 10/06/06
Frisch Provides No References, No Substantiation  Cardhu | 10/19/06
Ahh yes, but before your flame me...  inconsequential | 10/05/06
I think your post is more of a flame  Cardhu | 10/19/06
The Litmus Test  Cardhu | 10/19/06
WGA, DRM, VolAct2 will KILL your VISTA PC  rh0 | 10/04/06
@You Stupid  harrisharris | 10/04/06
M$ tried this crap earlier; I didn't buy into it then either  Old Timer 8080 | 10/04/06
the megalomania lives on underneath  Castanet | 10/04/06
The BIG Picture  roborodder | 10/05/06
Activation is a guilty until proven innocent protection scheme.  jjarman | 10/05/06
THE REAL PROBLEM  jchap100321@... | 10/05/06
Just do away with selling hard copies of windows  Randall Lind | 10/05/06
Larry E is an idiot.  wizzzer | 10/05/06
Re: Just do away with selling hard copies of windows  cdavis1_2005@... | 10/05/06
It could be done if MS wanted to...  David Cowell | 10/07/06
GREED = M$  Dr_Zinj | 10/05/06
How I dealt with Windows Vista  Mitch 74 | 10/05/06
I'm hiring experts from here!  derekgore | 10/05/06
BTW  derekgore | 10/05/06
Full Of Crap  Ole Man | 10/08/06
Erecting A Strawman Just To Stab At It  Cardhu | 10/18/06
death to vista  cwhull | 10/05/06
AMEN TO THAT  cwhull | 10/05/06
wrong  cwhull | 10/05/06
Specifically?  derekgore | 10/05/06
Addendum:  derekgore | 10/05/06
Typo  derekgore | 10/05/06
Vista has almost COMPLETELY lost hope of profits from the C-C  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
How rude of me to forget the C-C  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Juscarmi . . . What?  derekgore | 10/05/06
Typos sorry  derekgore | 10/05/06
The challenge . . .For real  derekgore | 10/05/06
The beginning of hiring  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
I agree with parts  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
The bet?  derekgore | 10/05/06
Windows XP - The ultimate torture. Vista -The ultimate experience. torture?  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Christmas Turkey  Ole Man | 10/08/06
Windows NT 4.0 - The Answer  milpo2717@... | 10/05/06
Windows 2000  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Anybody else notice?  derekgore | 10/05/06
An exciting offer  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
WAIT! I TAKE THAT BACK!  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Perfect code, how to create?  derekgore | 10/05/06
antivirus is my start  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Thanks  derekgore | 10/05/06
Sure, why not  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Invalid?  derekgore | 10/05/06
You Create BS  Ole Man | 10/08/06
Next questions  derekgore | 10/05/06
Dodgy validation from a GENUINE version  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Paying money for XP is clearly not an investment.  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Want to fix the problem or fix the blame?  derekgore | 10/05/06
Or  derekgore | 10/05/06
Or  derekgore | 10/05/06
The Perfect Code  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
More good ideas  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Fixing is the best way  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
You should already have bud!  derekgore | 10/05/06
But not one minute more  derekgore | 10/05/06
Typo on the email addy?  derekgore | 10/05/06
If you have email or privacy issues  derekgore | 10/05/06
Whooops.  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Most certainly a deal  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Domination  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
AND  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Haven't helped you yet  derekgore | 10/05/06
11:10 PM here  derekgore | 10/05/06
Thanks mate  Justin Carmichael | 10/05/06
Just resent email  derekgore | 10/05/06
Got your email!  derekgore | 10/05/06
Hanging in there  derekgore | 10/05/06
I think people are just plain worn out by all this  WinnebagoBoy | 10/05/06
wga 2.0  amj2006 | 10/05/06
Why I can't use Vista  snixon@... | 10/06/06
Pack of Knobs  Justin Carmichael | 10/06/06
Microsoft Genuine Windows Program  rjbrg123@... | 10/08/06
Message has been deleted.  myfevertoy | 10/22/06
Now Who In The World ...  Cardhu | 10/23/06
J EN  AUDREY T | 03/01/07

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