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  1. Comment - Microsoft Faces Second WGA Lawsuit

    (Jul 6, 2006 - 2:29 PM)

    Anyone else find PC_TOOL's name rather fitting?

    PC_TOOL:

    -> You say they send no personal information.

    I consider my current location (usually easily found from IP address) to be personal data.
    This is in fact my primary concern with WGA, and why I will never allow it to run on my notebook.
    -- also, can you show me where it says no other personal information is sent? I'm interested to know what exactly they are sending.

    -> You claim it is important to detect vulnerable counterfeit copies of the OS. (To protect the end user)

    Why then does it need to call home?
    It could easily be made to do this without contacting microsoft. (Except for the initial download of the software of course)

    -> You claim the burden of proof lies on the accused in civil law.

    This is simply not the case in the US. Burden of proof lies on the plaintiff.
    (Though I find that argument largely irrelevant to the matter anyway.)

    -> You seem to think that Microsoft is completely up front with end users IRT to the notification and install of the WGA software.

    I disagree completely, though again this is up to personal interpretation.
    However - I would bet good money that 90% of Windows XP users will install this update without having a clue what it is, and many not even knowing it was installed.

    Real people, with real jobs and lives, simply do NOT have the time to read every 20 page EULA that gets sent their way.
    Microsoft knows this, and exploits it.

    Tell me, why are you so interested in protecting Microsoft? You seem like one of te droves of MS fanbois and employees I have met.
    (Basically they like to suckle at the MS teat and be told fairy tales as they go to sleep)

    edit -- oops, didn't mean to post yet!

  2. Comment - Microsoft Faces Second WGA Lawsuit

    (Jul 6, 2006 - 1:49 PM)

    Congratulations!

    You are an irrelevant idiot. I've met people like you before, so full of themselves, and themselves being bulls***.

  3. Comment - Microsoft Faces Second WGA Lawsuit

    (Jul 6, 2006 - 1:47 PM)

    No personal data? Maybe, if you don't consider your current location to be personal.

    I consider the current location of my notebook to be pretty personal. (Which can usually be found using the IP address -- which is being sent to MS).

    Fool.