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Volume Activation 2.0: Another Potential Vista Gotcha?
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) isn’t the only Microsoft anti-piracy scheme that might raise 
the hackles of future Vista customers. Volume Activation 2.0 is worrying some Vista testers who’ve had a chance to dabble with early versions of that technology.
Potential false positives – Microsoft labeling legitimate copies of Windows as “pirated” — akin to those which have been documented in WGA by Windows expert Ed Bott and others, are just one problem business users are anticipating with Volume Activation 2.0. Increased costs resulting from the management of Volume Activation systems is another, they say.
For those who’ve yet to hear about it, Volume Activation is a new digital-license activation technology aimed at businesses. It’s part of the larger “Software Protection Platform” that Microsoft is constructing to combat piracy. [tag]Vista Activation[/tag]» Volume Activation 2.0: Another Potential Vista Gotcha? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com
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