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The Frankenbuild monster
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen a number of attempts at workarounds for Vista product 
activation. As of now there are at least two distinct workarounds that have worked to some degree, but I’m sure there are more on the way. One of these workarounds we have affectionately named "frankenbuild" because it involves cobbling together files from an RC build and with an RTM build to create a hybrid that bypasses activation. The other workaround involves the use of some virtualization technology and our practices for activating larger business customers.
For me, it’s an interesting moment. We’ve been investing a lot of resources into continuously evolving our approach to piracy. One of the key "pillars" we focus on is what we call the Engineering pillar - this is essentially the body of work that shows up in the products themselves (as opposed to policy or education efforts). With the release of Windows Vista we’re putting into place a number of new anti-piracy innovations. And with these first work arounds we’re getting to see those innovations in action. Windows Genuine Advantage : The ‘Frankenbuild’ monster
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