sdy284 Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 BetaNews Article OCC News Post Microsoft disclosed Monday that over one in five Windows installations were deemed non-genuine through the company's Windows Genuine Advantage program, which requires users to validate their operating system before downloading updates from the company. Since WGA launched in July 2005, over 512 million users have attempted to validate their copy of Windows, Microsoft said. Of those, the non-genuine rate was 22.3 percent. 56,000 reports have been made by customers of counterfeit software, which grants that user a free replacement copy of Windows. While high, that number is less than the average software piracy rate around the world, according to the Business Software Alliance. The BSA reports that 35 percent of the world's software is pirated (22 percent in North America specifically), and a Yankee Group study noted that 55 percent of organizations report instances of counterfeit or pirated software. As it prepares to launch both Windows Vista and Office 2007 to the public next week, Microsoft has kicked off what it calls the "Genuine Fact Files" campaign for educating consumers on the downfall and risks associated with non-genuine software. It hopes to discourage users from downloading illicit software in the process. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Is that all I thought it would have been much higher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uber Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Does not surprise me in the least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkster Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Hey Sdy, do you visit digg.com alot?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Hey Sdy, do you visit digg.com alot?? got this off of slashdot actually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireonice Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 It probably is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hndgns4hrts Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 I would expect that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Is that all I thought it would have been much higher These are the known installs.Im sure there are a lot more... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinejunkie Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 These are the known installs.Im sure there are a lot more... In reality it's probably double the ammount stated. You've still got all the people the don't update and those that find other ways for getting windows updates Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 and then there's those who get rid of the WGA tool so it doesn't bug them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire_storm Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 These are the known installs.Im sure there are a lot more... Its probably doubled that because there are a lot of people who don't install WGA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uber Posted January 26, 2007 Posted January 26, 2007 Its probably doubled that because there are a lot of people who don't install WGA. i dont like it but i use it cause i like to stay up to date. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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