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Adam Albright
What is so very damn stupid about WGA is Microsoft has taken
unilateral action that as we've seen today labels perfectly legal
license users as having counterfeit copies of Windows and thus taken
steps without warning or cause to interupt an end user's work flow and
full use of software they have a valid license to use and have paid
for.
This is BIG. Huge! The stuff class action lawyers dream about! It's
better then winning the Lottery. A no brainer.
Why?
Microsoft presumes you're guilty. Odd stance for a corporation
chartered in the United States where the Constitution guarantees
everyone is presumed innocent until PROVEN guiltily in a court of law.
Forget the we're oh so sorry crap, the intent is to get you to buy a
"legimate copy" of Vista. The most prominent element in the WGA
Notification screen is the Buy Now button. You’re encouraged to whip
out your credit card, get "legal".
How many dopes will do exactly this, regardless they already have a
legal copy? Only time will tell.
Microsoft trying to cover their ass wrote this on one of their web
sites:
"Microsoft strives to maintain the highest standards in our business
conduct and meet our customers' expectations. We concentrated our
disclosure on the critical validation step that would occur when
validating through WGA. Not specifically including information on the
periodic check was an oversight.
What I say to that is BULLSHIT!
Microsoft that hires high paid attorneys to spend months highly
crafting fine print in the license agreement just forgot to mention
that oops, we'll be asking Vista to phone home BEHIND YOUR BACK and
never tell you about it as often as we like? Microsoft asks you to
accept this wasn't done by design, and they just "forgot" to mention
it? Sure right, I buy that. They didn't say so in the license because
they didn't want to have happen what has now happened. MILLIONS of
customers outraged at the conduct of Microsoft. I can almost smell the
law suits coming.
We believe that being transparent and up front with our customers is
very important and have updated our FAQ accordingly. We have gone to
great lengths to document any time a Microsoft product connects with
Microsoft servers and will continue to do so.
Talk about shutting the barn door AFTER it burns down.
Translation: Microsoft not only validates Vista WHEN you first install
and activate it, it BEHIND YOUR BACK repeatedly connects to Microsoft
servers to see again and again if you're still using a "legal" copy
and if not, even if due wholly to Microsoft blunder as is the case now
for "down" servers for untold millions they may elect without warning
to give you the scarlet letter and mark you as counterfeit.
I'm telling you Lawyers LOVE THIS stuff! Somebody is going the sue the
crap out of Microsoft over this. Maybe I will too. I certainly would
consider joining any class action law suit someone starts. LOL!
unilateral action that as we've seen today labels perfectly legal
license users as having counterfeit copies of Windows and thus taken
steps without warning or cause to interupt an end user's work flow and
full use of software they have a valid license to use and have paid
for.
This is BIG. Huge! The stuff class action lawyers dream about! It's
better then winning the Lottery. A no brainer.
Why?
Microsoft presumes you're guilty. Odd stance for a corporation
chartered in the United States where the Constitution guarantees
everyone is presumed innocent until PROVEN guiltily in a court of law.
Forget the we're oh so sorry crap, the intent is to get you to buy a
"legimate copy" of Vista. The most prominent element in the WGA
Notification screen is the Buy Now button. You’re encouraged to whip
out your credit card, get "legal".
How many dopes will do exactly this, regardless they already have a
legal copy? Only time will tell.
Microsoft trying to cover their ass wrote this on one of their web
sites:
"Microsoft strives to maintain the highest standards in our business
conduct and meet our customers' expectations. We concentrated our
disclosure on the critical validation step that would occur when
validating through WGA. Not specifically including information on the
periodic check was an oversight.
What I say to that is BULLSHIT!
Microsoft that hires high paid attorneys to spend months highly
crafting fine print in the license agreement just forgot to mention
that oops, we'll be asking Vista to phone home BEHIND YOUR BACK and
never tell you about it as often as we like? Microsoft asks you to
accept this wasn't done by design, and they just "forgot" to mention
it? Sure right, I buy that. They didn't say so in the license because
they didn't want to have happen what has now happened. MILLIONS of
customers outraged at the conduct of Microsoft. I can almost smell the
law suits coming.
We believe that being transparent and up front with our customers is
very important and have updated our FAQ accordingly. We have gone to
great lengths to document any time a Microsoft product connects with
Microsoft servers and will continue to do so.
Talk about shutting the barn door AFTER it burns down.
Translation: Microsoft not only validates Vista WHEN you first install
and activate it, it BEHIND YOUR BACK repeatedly connects to Microsoft
servers to see again and again if you're still using a "legal" copy
and if not, even if due wholly to Microsoft blunder as is the case now
for "down" servers for untold millions they may elect without warning
to give you the scarlet letter and mark you as counterfeit.
I'm telling you Lawyers LOVE THIS stuff! Somebody is going the sue the
crap out of Microsoft over this. Maybe I will too. I certainly would
consider joining any class action law suit someone starts. LOL!