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Microsoft: Vista's 'Black Screen of Death' Is a Hoax
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:45:34 -0400
Yikes! Why didn't the PC World reporter check with Microsoft before going with his story? Richard http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/09/microsoft-vista.html Has Microsoft adopted an even tougher stance on piracy? According to recent e-mails warning of new, harsher anti-piracy measures in Windows Vista, that was believed to be the case. Australian PC World printed an e-mail Tuesday it says was sent from a Microsoft representative to an unspecified large Vista OEM distributor. The e-mail describes a new initiative which renders computers running a pirated copy of Vista unusable by making the screen totally black. Microsoft was quick to debunk this e-mail warning of a Black Screen of Death. A Microsoft representative told Wired News "the reporter received inaccurate information," and that the company has not rolled out any updates to Windows Vista's anti-piracy platform. ...
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