Re: So much for M$ Genuine Advantage Program

On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 23:33:31 -0700, Peter Ammon
<gershwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Josh McKee wrote:
>> On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 22:08:41 -0500, Lloyd Parsons
>> <lloydparsons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In article <8ahte1lvkl8a8fqeqevlehhere7jvfmuhc@xxxxxxx>,
>>>Josh McKee <jtmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 19:34:08 -0500, Lloyd Parsons
>>>><lloydparsons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>In article <jebte1dvj76ioq47m2kmolgl565pgfu8ba@xxxxxxx>,
>>>>>Josh McKee <jtmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 14:58:51 -0500, Lloyd Parsons
>>>>>><lloydparsons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>In article <1122925678.903670.125190@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>>>>>>"Edwin" <thorne25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Jim Polaski wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>that was implemented last week.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>http://tinyurl.com/8u5up
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>" AUGUST 01, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. has
>>>>>>>>>acknowledged that hackers were quickly able to bypass a process
>>>>>>>>>implemented last week to ensure that users of Microsoft's update
>>>>>>>>>services had legitimate copies of Windows before downloading updates
>>>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>>>content from those services."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>more in the article of course.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>(And they say things like Vista will be more secure?)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>What has the bypassing of Microsoft's priracy checks have to do with
>>>>>>>>Vista security?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Just shows the weakness of MS's security methods is all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It has nothing to do with security.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Josh
>>>>>
>>>>>BS, it is all about security.
>>>>
>>>>How so?
>>>>
>>>>Josh
>>>>
>>>
>>>Security is about protection. MS cannot even protect its own products
>>>anti-piracy method, therefore not protected.
>>
>>
>> You're really reaching. Here's what I wrote to Peter:
>>
>> "Like product activation this check isn't intended to catch those with
>> knowledge. It's intended to catch those pirated copies that were sold
>> to unsuspecting people. People who have no reason to bypass the check
>> because they believe that they have a legal copy."
>>
>
>So it's intended to punish the hapless victims instead of the deliberate
>pirates? Great.

No. It's intended to catch the pirates selling software to the hapless
victims:

"Microsoft was also planning to announce on Tuesday a program known as
the Genuine Windows Offer, which is targeted at those people who are
genuine victims of counterfeit Windows software and who would thus be
unable to pass the validation process.

There are two options for those users: Firstly, Microsoft will give a
free copy of the software to those users who can provide proof of
purchase, the original counterfeit CD, and who have filed a
counterfeit report.

The second option available to those users who fail the validation
process is to buy a legitimate product key from Microsoft at a cost of
$99 for Windows XP Home and $149 for Windows XP Pro, both of which are
lower than the full retail price."

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1840636,00.asp

Seems to me that Microsoft is being very generous to those people
swindled by the pirates.

Josh
.

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