Ars Technica

Windows Genuine Advantage falsely accuses millions

Since July 2005, one in five computers running Windows have failed so-called Windows Genuine Advantage tests according to data from Microsoft.<BR><BR> Story.
Network World

Windows Genuine Advantage

Isn’t the customer always right? CS 101: always endeavor to give satisfaction. One PR thorn in Microsoft’s side has got to be Windows Genuine Advantage, WGA. I empathize completely with Microsoft on ...
CRN

Microsoft: Users May Have To Prove Legal Windows Use

Last fall, the Redmond, Wash. software giant extended its year-old Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy online program that notifies Windows customers if they are using counterfeit or illegal ...
Ars Technica

Windows Genuine Advantage -> Good for OSS.

Good thing then, that Average Joe's Windows isn't illegal, having come with his PC he purchased from Dell or WalMart or the like. There's no cost to going legit, he's already legit. Now thieves on the ...
CRN

Windows XP Piracy Badgering Set To Begin

After the update, WGA notifications for XP will be the same as they are for Windows Vista service pack 1, said Alex Kochis, senior product manager in the Windows Genuine Advantage group, in a Tuesday ...