Microsoft Cracks Down on Pirated Copies of Windows
Posted :: Feb 1, 2005 by Haggs
What was announced:
Recently Microsoft Corporation announced that they will be verifying the legitimacy of your Windows installation before providing software updates including security fixes. Since Windows is the predominant Operating System on the market today, this will undoubtedly impact the technology world. Security fixes, especially for Windows, are a crucial part of computer maintainance.
What this means:
Users that have pirated copies of Windows should look to getting a hold of a legal version or start investigating Linux. AI has an article here that can provide more information about creating a dual Linux & Windows boot.
A full article from MSNBC about Microsoft's announcement can be found by following the link below.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6868504/
