Microsoft to lock pirates out of Vista PCs
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 10/04/2006 04:12 PM [ Print | 2 comment(s) ] · 1700 views
Windows Vista will have new antipiracy technology that locks people out their PCs if the operating system isn't activated within 30 days after installation.
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Nahaz Unregistered |
#65290 Posted on: 10/05/2006 06:21 AM
Would this act be illegal? Surely the data I created on my computer is my own intellectual property. If Micro$oft lock you out of your system then they deny you the right to your own property. Am I correct? |
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Jaybo Unregistered |
#65299 Posted on: 10/06/2006 04:42 AM
No, because no one is locking you out of the data on the hard drive. You just can't use that same drive to boot Windows Vista. The curious part is, why would you even be concerned with that? Surely you don't believe that it will lock you out all the time by accident, right? |
