'Kill switch' dropped from Vista

ablaye · #1 (**permalink**) 12-04-2007, 08:36 PM

Quote:

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/2/hi/technology/7126902.stm

That's a very good thing

The rest of us who use pirated software can go on about business as usual.

five-of-eight · #2 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 12:16 AM

Yeah, I heard about that in the Windows Weekly podcast. I agree, they shouldn't lock out users that went and purchased Vista just because the WGA server went down.

P.S. Shouldn't this be in the general forum, rather than the Microsoft search forum?

creek23 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 08:28 AM

they say so but they surely would still spy on those users.