Reviews of Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications

1. 
   nesan

   Reviewing 1.0 (May 3, 2009)

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2. 
   azazel666

   Reviewing 1.0 (Dec 19, 2006)

   The reason software like this exists is for the
   hundred of thousands of imbeciles out there who would rather steal software than pay for it.
   The mendacity of the masses makes honest people have to pay for their sins. If you cant buy it, dont steal it. If you steal dont complain over WGA, or steam, or disk protection on your games. Suffer for your sins you bunch of sloths.
3. 
   [deXter]

   Reviewing 1.0 (Dec 4, 2006)

   Still buggy, and still doesn't work *always* as intented. Gives false positives sometimes, which is why I suppose, the new WGA tells the user that the copy they're running MAY be pirated.
   
   So what you have now is WGA telling you have 1) Genuine Windows 2) Pirated Windows or 3) Possibly Pirated. Read between the lines, folks. Possibly pirated means that WGA itself isn't 100% sure if a copy is illegitimate, and thus, its upto the user to ultimately determine if the copy is legitimate.
   
   Which brings the question- why make this at all in the first place when in the end the user himself has to determine the legitimacy?
   
   Besides, legitimate users don't want WGA in the first place. As an owner of a legitimate copy of XP, I personally find WGA and all these "validation" methods very inconvenient and, to an extent, insulting.
   
   The illegitimate users of course, wouldn't be bothered by it. As long as they're saving over $100, would a little tray icon convince them to buy a genuine copy?
   
   I guess the real intended audience would be consumers who were duped by the resellers/OEMs. This tool may bring to their attention that their copy may not be legitimate, thus enabling them to get a refund or a legit copy.
   
   Hence I say that Microsoft was wrong in forcing this "update" through AU. Validation/WGA etc should be optional, because, lets face the facts 1) A user almost always knows the legality of his windows 2) The methods themselves aren't foolproof 3) Causes inconvenience to legit users.
4. 
   kronix2

   Reviewing 1.0 (Nov 29, 2006)

   This used to phone home every day until Microsoft bowed to pressure and limited it to once every two weeks. Wikipedia documents what data is collected by MS: http://en.wikipedia.org/...dvantage#Data_collected
   
   You can find out if your version of Windows is "genuine" by visiting Windows Update. Who the hell would be stupid enough to install this piece of crap? Avoid.
5. 
   christoofar

   Reviewing 1.0 (Nov 29, 2006)

   Um...I already know if my Windows software installed on my PC is genuine or not. Useless.

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