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Mandatory piracy chec with Office 2003 onwards

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saurabh.sauron
saurabh.sauron Original post #1
Oct 28, 2006 at 3:22 PM
Microsoft on Friday made an anti-piracy check by Microsoft Office XP and 2003 mandatory for users of most versions of the application suite, the company said.
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The news comes on the heels of Microsoft's controversial announcement earlier this month to add more anti-piracy checks to the upcoming Windows Vista operating system. There are differences, however, between the two, said Ashim Jaidka, director of the Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) program.

*news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20061028/tc_cmp/193402900
abhijit_reddevil
Oct 28, 2006 at 6:47 PM
Thanks for the info but hackers will still find a way around.