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Why is Microsoft watering down WGA on Vista SP1?
*Source: ZDNet (http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1012)*
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Yesterday’s revelation that Microsoft would be watering down Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) in Windows Vista SP1 came as a bit of a surprise to me. Why, if WGA has been so successful in the prevention of piracy, and why if the mechanism caused so little collateral damage (both points Microsoft has been adamant about throughout) now backpedal and water down WGA?

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