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Title: 'Kill switch' dropped from Vista
Post by: Clive on December 04, 2007, 22:54

Microsoft is to withdraw an anti-piracy tool from Windows Vista, which disables the operating system when invoked, following customer complaints. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7126902.stm

Title: Re: 'Kill switch' dropped from Vista
Post by: chorleydave on December 05, 2007, 17:10

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Microsoft has described the new approach as a "change of tactics". It said efforts to tackle piracy had seen numbers of fake copies of Vista at half the level of XP, the previous Windows operating system.

Perhaps (just perhaps) that is because no f***er wants a copy of Vista, either fake or genuine.   ;D

Title: Re: 'Kill switch' dropped from Vista
Post by: Reno on December 05, 2007, 19:53

Quote from: chorleydave on December 05, 2007, 17:10

Perhaps (just perhaps) that is because no f***er wants a copy of Vista, either fake or genuine.   ;D

Agreed

Title: Re: 'Kill switch' dropped from Vista
Post by: Simon on December 05, 2007, 20:48

Quote from: chorleydave on December 05, 2007, 17:10

Perhaps (just perhaps) that is because no f***er wants a copy of Vista, either fake or genuine.   ;D

Hi Dave, long time no see!  You've been missed!   ;)

Title: Re: 'Kill switch' dropped from Vista
Post by: chorleydave on December 06, 2007, 17:10

Cheers, Simon.

it's good to be back.   ;D