Comments on: Microsoft Updates WGA For Windows XP

By: Ben Dover

Ben Dover — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:16:31 +0000

WGA rightfully should extract $149.00 from pirate boy’s electronic wallet and offer a rebate if he can provide actionable information on who provided the pirated software in the first place.

Bwa-hahahah!

By: Topie

Topie — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:17:22 +0000

If MS spent more time on their product design and less time on wringing every last penny out of computing Americans they might accidentally produce a product someone would be HAPPY to pay for?

So far all MS has done is work against me. I don’t pay for argument.

By: Roelof

Roelof — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:48:26 +0000

@ El Pelon: you sound more like someone who does not want his creditcard checked at the checkout – for reasons I can only guess at.

I’m not going to defend Microsoft, but they have every right to check if their software is used legally. Nothing ‘hilarious’ about that. They should do it with the utmost care though. Every legal user unjustly taken for an offender is one too many.

Of course Microsoft is bending over backwards to make itself as unsympathetic as possible. For a lot of people that makes it less of an offense to pirate their software. Frankly said, I can well understand that.

By: Pizzor2000

Pizzor2000 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:49:51 +0000

It hijacks your desktop wallpaper, does it?

The WGA acts more like a trojan with every update!

By: El Pelon

El Pelon — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:26:46 +0000

I personally think WGA is one of Microsoft’s best updates.

Hahahahahahaha! That’s HILARIOUS!

By the way, I believe that anyone leaving K-Mart is a potential shoplifter and should be subject to search at the store’s exit. If zI find an object that is not, in my opinion, paid for properly, I will spray paint the offender with black enamel and inform them that they may be a victim of mistaken identity.

If they don’t like it, they can switch to Wal-Mart.

Bwa-ha-ha-ha!

By: Zenium

Zenium — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:06:58 +0000

Yes, I called Microsoft for this. Just like I called Adobe and asked them to include the Macrovision FNPLicensing Service with the Acrobat 8 install. And then make sure FNPLicensing service runs all the time so it can phone home to make sure my Adobe DRM is correct.

NOT!

By: Bobzilla

Bobzilla — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:29:53 +0000

I personally think WGA is one of Microsoft’s best updates. Just think, it will help remove pirated software from many machines, however I’m not sure illegal users will plop down cold cash for a legit copy of Windows though. Some seem to think WGA will help the Ubuntu Linux movement. Hmm, I’m a little optimistic that XP pirated users will switch to Linux as a result of being locked out by WGA. Oh well…. either pay up or use Linux.