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Vista SP1 - Download it for the kill switch Removal
Monday, February 4th, 2008
The release of Vista SP1 is imminent. It might be next week, or it might be the week after, but it’s now close. And Microsoft’s SP1 marketing machine is also revving up to tempt you to download and install this latest update. But will people be enthusiastic about downloading and installing a major OS update onto their Vista systems? If so, what feature or features will encourage them to take the plunge?
I’m going to be my cynical self and suggest that one of the most compelling “features” of Vista SP1 is the removal of the “kill switch” functionality which Microsoft can use to cripple your system if it believes that your copy of Windows isn’t legit. Preston Gralla writing on Computer World goes as far as to suggest that Microsoft has deliberately held back on shipping the removal of the kill switch as part of an update simply to use it as a “nudge switch” to get people to upgrade. » Vista SP1 - Download it for the kill-switch removal, keep it for the increased performance, reliability and compatibility | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com
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