Date: 07/27/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, microsoft

Microsoft Corp. has started a new program aimed at severely limiting the ways people using pirated copies of its Windows operating system can get software updates. When a Windows operating system user starts to download updates, the new program, called Windows Genuine Advantage, will scan the machine to see if it's running an authentic version of [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-clamps-down-on-windows-piracy/