I just got a BlackBerry so I've been quite busy playing with it (a great device by the way) - and the news on Vista pretty much all evolve about the possible big hoax on cracking the activation.
True or not true, I did mention in the article that there is a way this is just a fake - but either way, there is a high possibility that such thing does or will exist and either way it will hurt end users.
The truth is that Microsoft WILL give you another key but the point is WHY let people go through this. No-one deserves to go and spend an hour on the phone with MS Tech support for something they legally bought.
Also, if this news is to believe as well, the "hacker" apologized to Microsoft for making this (be warned, spell check was not used in the apology):
...once the news got out, and Microsoft confirmed that it was investigating Vista KeyGen, the Computer User, the workaround's creator apologized to Microsoft. Computer User stated that he loved Windows Vista, and that he would disassociate himself from the crack-project in the future. Here is the apology (the syntax is that of the author):
“For all you guys working for microsoft! If you are reading this thread. I apologize for exposing the workaround in question. but we all know its highly unlikely to ever work.
I regret the fact that it has been leaked all over the net, which i guess was to be expected.
I simply love windows vista, and i happend to stumble upon this trick. I thought mysef alittle vbscript and that was it. I guess it just happened to work although truthfully i never though it would!...
Source: StolenStories.com
In my opinion, this guy should get some money for:
- Putting Vista back in the news - at least everyone's talking about it again (free marketing!)
- Getting my Apache Web server to flex it's muscle since the post about the crack was the most visited one since the start of VistaJuice.com (over 3000 unique hits at the article within an hour!)
He should also pray that the crack does not really work since if it does, I do not think Microsoft will simply accept the apology! :) Good luck mate!
Oh, and last - WindowsVistaMagazine.com reminds you to watch the Lunar eclipse tonight!
Eclipses are exciting times for space enthusiasts, and pretty cool for everyone else. On Saturday, 3 March those in Europe, Africa and Eastern North America will be best placed to see a full lunar eclipse at around 8pm GMT.
