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Microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new Windows Genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated version of Windows: Windows XP Professional.
More @ Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine ‘nagware’ notifications | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

Lol, looks like...M$ now acts like those "rogue" antivirus/spyware stuff now...
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isn't that kind of dumb though, to tell XP users to get a genuine version, when they stopped selling XP

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Yeah, kinda dumb reason [wait]

They will "forces users" to switch to vista, since...they no longer sells XP, lol...move.
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Aww crap! I gotta tell every computer shop I know to disable their Windows Update!

Double Crap! I gotta disable mine too!! XD
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