Friday, December 24, 2010

Microsoft Shuts Down Office Genuine Advantage

In a astonishment move, Microsoft has voiced that it will close down its Office Genuine Advantage program, that pesters users of Microsoft Office with warnings that specific features would usually work if their program is not pirated. The firm did not notify in item because the unexpected change of heart, usually going as far as saying that the program has "served its purpose" and that Microsoft is "making… new investments that will enable us to rivet with customers and help victims of fraud."

Whether or not this pierce would meant the finish of the even-more-dreaded Windows Genuine Advantage still waste a question, but in the meantime, Office users can go on downloading templates from Office.com without being reminded that they are granting program piracy.

Source: ZDNet , around Engadget

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