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What Microsoft still isnt saying about WGA and Volume Activation 2.0
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
Microsoft lifted the veil – sort of – about its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) and Volume 
Activation 2.0 plans for Windows Vista and Longhorn Server on October 4. I say “sort of” because Microsoft is providing publicly little more than bare-bones details about these technologies and how they’ll figure in its next-generation products.
We already knew that Microsoft intended to embed WGA throughout Vista. Company officials told users and partners this earlier this year. But now we know how. If your copy of Vista does not pass Microsoft’s anti-piracy sniff test, you won’t be able to use the Aero user interface, Windows Defender anti-spyware and ReadyBoost memory-expanding technologies that will be built into the premium versions of Vista. (Will other Vista elements, like Vista Ultimate Extras, get the WGA lock-down? The Softies had no comment when I asked.) » What Microsoft still isn’t saying about WGA and Volume Activation 2.0 | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com
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