Windows Genuine Advantage becomes Windows Activation Advantage @ AskWoody

Windows Genuine Advantage becomes Windows Activation Advantage

Posted on May 8, 2009 at 09:21 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

Ah, the spinmeisters are at it again.

Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft is replacing its “Windows Genuine” terminology with the kinder, gentler “Windows Activation” sobriquet.

Apparently only the name has changed. The rest remains the same.

… and Windows 7 book writers are scrambling…

Windows News WGA, Windows Activation, Windows Genuine Advantage

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