Microsoft launches 'phone home' antipiracy update

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update

If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a false
positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro**** calls an
"important" update.

--
Alias

Alias wrote:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update

If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a false
positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro**** calls an
"important" update.


I installed it. No problems.

--
Joel Crump

Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like yourself from
stealing their products. They need to protect their intellectual property
from thieves who want to steal.

I don't care if my computer "phones home" once in a while because I have a
LEGIT copy. It's only those who try to get away with stealing who cry foul.

Why don't you go play with Ubuntu and watch the spinning cube. I hear
Ubuntu is free yet most reject Ubuntu as garbage! LOL!



"Alias" wrote in message
...
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update

If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a false
positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro**** calls an
"important" update.

--
Alias

Joel wrote:
Alias wrote:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update

If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a false
positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro**** calls an
"important" update.


I installed it.

That was stupid.

No problems.

Yet.

--

C

Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like yourself
from stealing their products.

I don't steal software and you have no proof that I do.

They need to protect their intellectual
property from thieves who want to steal.

That's the job for law enforcement, not a software company.


I don't care if my computer "phones home" once in a while because I
have a LEGIT copy. It's only those who try to get away with stealing
who cry foul.

Never heard of false positives, Bucko?


Why don't you go play with Ubuntu and watch the spinning cube. I hear
Ubuntu is free yet most reject Ubuntu as garbage! LOL!

You're deaf and stupid.




"Alias" wrote in message
...
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update


If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a false
positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro**** calls an
"important" update.

--
Alias



--
Alias

On 2010-02-25, Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like yourself from
stealing their products. They need to protect their intellectual property
from thieves who want to steal.

I don't care if my computer "phones home" once in a while because I have a
LEGIT copy. It's only those who try to get away with stealing who cry foul.

Why don't you go play with Ubuntu and watch the spinning cube. I hear
Ubuntu is free yet most reject Ubuntu as garbage! LOL!



"Alias" wrote in message
...
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update

If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a false
positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro**** calls an
"important" update.

--
Alias


A false positive will shutdown your machine as a it will be considered
stolen goods.

On 2/25/2010 6:59 AM, Alias wrote:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update


If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a false
positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro**** calls an
"important" update.

Don't install it and maybe they won't catch you!
Oops!
Oh and your MS hatred is once again noted , you stupid POS!

On 2/25/2010 8:05 AM, Alias wrote:
Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like yourself
from stealing their products.

I don't steal software and you have no proof that I do.

LIAR!

They need to protect their intellectual property from thieves who want
to steal.

That's the job for law enforcement, not a software company.

*BULL*****!


I don't care if my computer "phones home" once in a while because I
have a LEGIT copy. It's only those who try to get away with stealing
who cry foul.

Never heard of false positives, Bucko?

Never, ever had one of those. You must have had a bunch of them right?
Otherwise what are you complain about, *BUCKO*!


Why don't you go play with Ubuntu and watch the spinning cube. I hear
Ubuntu is free yet most reject Ubuntu as garbage! LOL!

You're deaf and stupid.

You're projecting again you *DUMB *****!
Oops!




"Alias" wrote in message
...
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update


If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a
false positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro****
calls an "important" update.

--
Alias

"Alias" wrote in message
...
Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like yourself
from stealing their products.

I don't steal software and you have no proof that I do.

Then don't bitch about it. If you have a legit copy, then "calling home"
will be transparent. Oops.

They need to protect their intellectual property from thieves who want to
steal.

That's the job for law enforcement, not a software company.

Wrong. That is for Microsoft to take care of. You are stupid.


I don't care if my computer "phones home" once in a while because I have
a LEGIT copy. It's only those who try to get away with stealing who cry
foul.

Never heard of false positives, Bucko?

So make a call and get it fixed. Takes 5 minutes. You spend much more time
bitching about it.


Why don't you go play with Ubuntu and watch the spinning cube. I hear
Ubuntu is free yet most reject Ubuntu as garbage! LOL!

You're deaf and stupid.

Wrong again BUCKO.

Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:


"Alias" wrote in message
...
Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like
yourself from stealing their products.

I don't steal software and you have no proof that I do.

Then don't bitch about it. If you have a legit copy, then "calling
home" will be transparent. Oops.

Never heard of false positives, eh?


They need to protect their intellectual property from thieves who
want to steal.

That's the job for law enforcement, not a software company.

Wrong. That is for Microsoft to take care of. You are stupid.

Stealing is a crime. Crimes are prosecuted by law enforcement, NOT
software companies. Are you really that clueless?



I don't care if my computer "phones home" once in a while because I
have a LEGIT copy. It's only those who try to get away with stealing
who cry foul.

Never heard of false positives, Bucko?

So make a call and get it fixed. Takes 5 minutes. You spend much more
time bitching about it.

Sure, it takes five minutes. Pull the other one, chum, it has bells on it.



Why don't you go play with Ubuntu and watch the spinning cube. I
hear Ubuntu is free yet most reject Ubuntu as garbage! LOL!

You're deaf and stupid.

Wrong again BUCKO.

No, I was spot on and that's why you reacted so violently.

--
Alias

On 2/25/2010 8:26 AM, paul_36 wrote:
On 2010-02-25, Bill Yanaire, wrote:
Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like yourself from
stealing their products. They need to protect their intellectual property
from thieves who want to steal.

I don't care if my computer "phones home" once in a while because I have a
LEGIT copy. It's only those who try to get away with stealing who cry foul.

Why don't you go play with Ubuntu and watch the spinning cube. I hear
Ubuntu is free yet most reject Ubuntu as garbage! LOL!



wrote in message
...
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update

If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a false
positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro**** calls an
"important" update.

--
Alias


A false positive will shutdown your machine as a it will be considered
stolen goods.

No, I don't think that is how it works at all. I beleive it just says
you have so many days to activate.

On 2/25/2010 8:36 AM, Alias wrote:
Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:


"Alias" wrote in message
...
Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like
yourself from stealing their products.

I don't steal software and you have no proof that I do.

Then don't bitch about it. If you have a legit copy, then "calling
home" will be transparent. Oops.

Never heard of false positives, eh?

I have...from you...but I don't know anyone with a legit copy who has
experienced one. It started with XP but I haven't heard about any false
positives with Windows 7...not one.


They need to protect their intellectual property from thieves who
want to steal.

That's the job for law enforcement, not a software company.

Wrong. That is for Microsoft to take care of. You are stupid.

Stealing is a crime. Crimes are prosecuted by law enforcement, NOT
software companies. Are you really that clueless?

Ever head of in house security?
You're stupid and uninformed or ill informed. Best you just STFU and get
lost asshole.



I don't care if my computer "phones home" once in a while because I
have a LEGIT copy. It's only those who try to get away with stealing
who cry foul.

Never heard of false positives, Bucko?

So make a call and get it fixed. Takes 5 minutes. You spend much more
time bitching about it.

Sure, it takes five minutes. Pull the other one, chum, it has bells on it.



Why don't you go play with Ubuntu and watch the spinning cube. I
hear Ubuntu is free yet most reject Ubuntu as garbage! LOL!

You're deaf and stupid.

Wrong again BUCKO.

No, I was spot on and that's why you reacted so violently.

"paul_36" wrote in message
...
On 2010-02-25, Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like yourself
from
stealing their products. They need to protect their intellectual
property
from thieves who want to steal.

I don't care if my computer "phones home" once in a while because I have
a
LEGIT copy. It's only those who try to get away with stealing who cry
foul.

Why don't you go play with Ubuntu and watch the spinning cube. I hear
Ubuntu is free yet most reject Ubuntu as garbage! LOL!



"Alias" wrote in message
...
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ipiracy_update

If you want your computer to phone home every 90 days and risk a false
positive or two or three, be sure and install what Micro**** calls an
"important" update.

--
Alias


A false positive will shutdown your machine as a it will be considered
stolen goods.


I was offered KB971033 this morning. I merely marked it hidden and did not
download it. End of story.

Chris

Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:


"Alias" wrote in message
...
Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
Do you even know why they are doing that? To keep people like
yourself from stealing their products.

I don't steal software and you have no proof that I do.

Then don't bitch about it. If you have a legit copy, then "calling
home" will be transparent. Oops.

How would you like it if Micro**** were to send a couple of goons to
your home to look over your machine and then declare it "non genuine"
and take you computer which you could only get back if you paid up for
another license? Would you also bend over and let them give it to you up
your ass?

--
Alias

I was offered KB971033 this morning. I merely marked it hidden and did
not download it. End of story.

Chris



It was on the list of available updates, but not automatically selected. I
left it that way.