Sunday, October 08, 2006
Vista comming in November
In a news article on the web it seems like Microsoft does mean business! Announcing that its upcoming Windows Vista OS will include anti-piracy controls.
Such an inclusion of anti-piracy controls in Vista does highlight a growing world-wide concern regarding software piracy.
Upcoming Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn releases will ship with a module that requires users to register their software. In the event users fail to register, the software will operate in "reduced functionality mode," and going further, if they do not register within 30 days, the software will "cease to function".
Users of unregistered/pirated Vista will be able to access critical security updates, but not other very important functions. The corporate version of Vista will ship in November this year - exactly as envisioned by Microsoft.
Such an inclusion of anti-piracy controls in Vista does highlight a growing world-wide concern regarding software piracy.
Upcoming Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn releases will ship with a module that requires users to register their software. In the event users fail to register, the software will operate in "reduced functionality mode," and going further, if they do not register within 30 days, the software will "cease to function".
Users of unregistered/pirated Vista will be able to access critical security updates, but not other very important functions. The corporate version of Vista will ship in November this year - exactly as envisioned by Microsoft.
# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 7:50 pm 
