Re: microsoft updates

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2008-01-02 Dead Sector wrote:
> On Dec 31, 2007 3:14 PM, Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:
> > On 2007-12-31 Dave Koontz wrote:
> > > Umm... check out Windows Genuine Advantage.  Pirated copies will
> > > fail updates (as they should).
> >
> > No, they shouldn't. Not being able to update won't magically make
> > people buy Windows instead of running pirated copies. They'll just
> > cease updating, so we'll continue to have a healthy bot population.
> > Thank you, Microsoft.
>
> it's not supposed to make people buy windows, It is supposed to make
> people stop using pirated copies of windows.

Which it won't.

> and they'll just cease updating and it it microsoft's fault? what
> operating system accepts responsibility for the user's actions?

It was Microsoft's decision to make updating (not pirating!) harder.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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