Windows Genuine Advantage is now named Windows Activation Technology
Microsoft has announced that they are renaming their controversial Windows Genuine Advantage technology.
It has been named Windows Activation Technology in their upcoming Windows 7 release.
The company said that the new name accurately reflects the way the technology works.
It was introduced as an add-on in Windows [...]

Microsoft to update Windows Genuine Advantage in Vista SP1
Software giant Microsoft has stated that the Vista OS SP1 would come with an updated version of their Windows Genuine Advantage program.
This updated edition would be a lot forgiving and would follow a gentler approach to alert the users if they are using pirated edition of the [...]

Internet Explorer 7 now WGA free
Microsoft has practically admitted that they need the support from people who might not be running genuine copies of Windows operating system to maintain the market share of their Internet Explorer web browser.
A company blog post stated that they are now removing the Windows Genuine Advantage validation check from [...]