From: Mike N. 

On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 10:29:25 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:

>I'm not sure if the post below from a MS WGA person means that the WGA
>installer will have some autonomous function or not

   It's not clear what the WGA installer's role is, but this is ominous:

"Q: How does Microsoft use this information?

A: The information serves three purposes: It provides Web page flow,
tailoring the pages you see based on your responses.
It conveys demographics, which help Microsoft to understand regional
differences in Windows or Office usage. It confirms user input. User input
is often compared against data collected from the PC in order to determine
whether to grant a userƒ ™s request for additional access."

  This meets most people's definition of spyware.   I'm not sure why I
should be forced to report my usage habits of legally licensed OS or Office
components.

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