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    Quote Originally Posted by Neco
    ....How exactly are they doing that in your case ?
    Windows was asking me to update it everyday.

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    They stopped for me once I sent an angry email!!! Actually I just blocked all access to there.

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    o_O??? Dude... turning off automatic updates is enough.

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    I feel that since Microsoft has made Windows by far the most-used OS, they have a moral obligation to keep all those machines working. With microsoft's typically American abuse of copyright laws, and it was them that invented software licences (another money-making scheme), they have placed themselves in a position of being responsible for the well-being of the world's computers - even the pirate ones.

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    It's time for a reformat. I'll be back soon

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    Done! I made it in no time

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    what do yuo mean by 'how do they do that??

    i'm a computer software/hardware troubleshooter

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    yeah? I can still get free updates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fable
    yeah? I can still get free updates.
    I don't think you read the full article. Here:
    The warning follows an announcement out of Redmond, Wash., that the "Windows Genuine Advantage" anti-piracy initiative, hitherto voluntary, will be mandatory by midyear.
    You can download whatever you want for a few more months.
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    This is all marketing, unlicensed users will start experiencing deficiency with their products, just imagine a virus like Blaster how much damage could do with those computers…

    Users will have just two choices. Getting a new license, or just forget about the internet.

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