http://www.metafilter.com/tags/windowsgenuineadvantage Posts tagged with 'windowsgenuineadvantage' at MetaFilter. Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:04:54 -0800 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:04:54 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/64137/DRM%2Dstrikes%2Dagain If you tried to validate a legitimate copy of XP or Vista today before 2pm, <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/25/microsoft_wga_server.html">you were in for a nasty suprise.</a> It seems that all Windows Genuine Advantage servers failed at once sometime today. One BoingBoing reader who contacted Microsoft was told to try again on Tuesday, as they expected the servers to be down for a few days. Rob Knop of the <a href="http://www.scienceblogs.com">ScienceBlog</a> <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/interactions">Galactic Interactions</a> responds with <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/interactions/2007/08/drm_the_sky_does_fall_1.php">an entertaining rant.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.64137 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:04:54 -0800 BoingBoing DRM ScienceBlogs Vista WGA Windows windowsgenuineadvantage XP [expletive deleted] http://www.metafilter.com/55309/The%2Dswitch%2Dkills%2Dwhat%2Dnow To help enforce the <a href="http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003575.html">genuine advantage,</a> Microsoft will <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/oct06/10-04SoftwareProtection.mspx">include a "kill switch" in Vista</a>--if it's not validated within a specified time, all of its functions except web browsing are locked down and the machine automatically kicks you out after an hour. Will it mean <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=339">more Linux users</a>, <a href="http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2006/10/05/microsoft_plans_new_google_switch_for_vista.php">an excuse to just use Google desktop</a>, or is it just a matter of time until this, too, gets cracked? tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.55309 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:09:35 -0800 antipiracy microsoft vista windows windowsgenuineadvantage camcgee