Topic: 'Kill switch' dropped from Vista

[Clive]

Microsoft is to withdraw an anti-piracy tool from Windows Vista, which disables the operating system when invoked, following customer complaints. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7126902.stm

[chorleydave]

Microsoft has described the new approach as a "change of tactics". It said efforts to tackle piracy had seen numbers of fake copies of Vista at half the level of XP, the previous Windows operating system.

Perhaps (just perhaps) that is because no f***er wants a copy of Vista, either fake or genuine.   

[Reno]

Perhaps (just perhaps) that is because no f***er wants a copy of Vista, either fake or genuine.   

Agreed

[Simon]

Perhaps (just perhaps) that is because no f***er wants a copy of Vista, either fake or genuine.   

Hi Dave, long time no see!  You've been missed!   

[chorleydave]

Cheers, Simon.

it's good to be back.