Microsoft is at it again.......

I saw this over on slashdot. It’s just plain stupidity on the part of The Anti-Christ, if you ask me. For those of you who aren’t running a recent copy of Windows, The Anti-Christ requires you to ‘validate’ your Windows installation with Windows Genuine Advantage before you can download, say security updates. The problem is, after you’ve validated, WGA will still call home daily. This wouldn’t be the first time they’re gotten into trouble (like here). Activation is one thing. I can live with that (after all, they’re just trying to make sure that your software is used only on your computer. If they wanted you to share it with the world, then Windows would’ve been released under the GPL, like Linux). But there is a difference. Activation is a one time deal. WGA is every single farking day. That’s going too far.