From: "Glenn Meadows" 

I'm surprised some hacker group hasn't reverse engineered the WGA tool, and
caused a mass de-activation worm.

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Glenn M.
"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
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> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
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>>> I don't see MS trying a kill switch with XP. At least not across the
>> board.
>>> Too much potential for lawsuits. I'd wonder if criminal charges might
>>> not
>>> apply even.
>>
>> You're kidding right? Why would it download a new list of deactivated
>> keys
>> if it's not going to kill those installs? (kill is such a violent term,
>> deactivate is more precise)
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>>
>
> Good point, but I don't think MS is that crazy yet.  If you are going to
> deactivate someone's XP then you had better be damned sure it's an illegal
> copy. Deactivate a legal copy and to me its worse than a hacker doing it.
>
> Based on what I've read on the WGA talkback I'm surprised no one has sued
> MS yet.
>

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