Microsoft is set to begin a pilot of a new Genuine Advantage anti-piracy mechanism for Office that will add a “nag-like” feature, akin to what is now part of Windows Vista, to Office.
Office already currently includes an Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) validation mechanism (for Office XP and Office 2007), but Microsoft doesn’t do a whole lot to “punish” those it deems to be running non-Genuine versions of Office. However, as part of a new OGA notifications pilot program — which Microsoft is launching in Chile, Italy, Spain and Turkey, according to an April 8 announcement buried in a Q&A on Microsoft’s Web site — Microsoft is set to turn up the unpleasantness a notch.
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Office already currently includes an Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) validation mechanism (for Office XP and Office 2007), but Microsoft doesn’t do a whole lot to “punish” those it deems to be running non-Genuine versions of Office. However, as part of a new OGA notifications pilot program — which Microsoft is launching in Chile, Italy, Spain and Turkey, according to an April 8 announcement buried in a Q&A on Microsoft’s Web site — Microsoft is set to turn up the unpleasantness a notch.
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I feel OK, because i have genuine....But it shouldnt annoy users...if so many will get openoffice or startoffice
Any way Office Home & student version cost less....but other versions are little costlier IMO
I have Office 2007 Pro, which I gained through an MS promotion a while back. It's genuine, and it says so.
I also have Visio 2007 Standard installed, which my dad obtained a key for from his office via their MSDN/Technet/whatever subscription. This is also genuine, but MS is saying it isn't.
I don't mind that so much, but it's not blocking me from downloading templates for Microsoft Word, which is EXTREMELY annoying.
While it is a genuine copy (i.e. not hacked), it's still not a legal copy (that's not a valid use for an MSDN/TechNet license). So I wouldn't complain too much
It will be the pirates that get the nag screens.
Things are MUCH easier to accomplish with Office 2007 than they ever were with 20003. But hey, you're the one using it. If you want to click through 5 menu's to do 1 thing instead of clicking a tab then the button, that's your choice.
Things are MUCH easier to accomplish with Office 2007 than they ever were with 20003. But hey, you're the one using it. If you want to click through 5 menu's to do 1 thing instead of clicking a tab then the button, that's your choice.
I agree, at first I didnt really like the new office 2007 interface but now i've got to learn it I defenetly prefer it over the old office interfaces.
It also amused me how much difficulty the CSR could have with my answers to my questions (to her credit she was friendly).
(Paraphrased
Her: "How many machines is the software installed on?"
Me: "The software is installed on one computer."
Her (Confused): "Is it running on more than one computer?"
As far as I can tell she seemed to think I might have been implying I had just installed it on another machine in addition to the computer I was trying to reactivate.
Apple does the same thing. The only difference is their check is a hardware key on the motherboard. OSX is riddled with TPM checks.
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You know, it's funny, that even though OSX is "riddled" with TPM checks, I have no problems on my macbook pro that doesn't even have a TPM chip.
The honest ones who paid for it.... no complaints. We didn't even notice
I hope all the complainers do switch because if they aren't acquiring Office legally they should switch to open source (if that's all they can afford) or go to the dark side. Teach Microsoft a lesson.
Not really. Everything is working just fine.
I test it. It is working.
They would sell more copies which = more revenue for them everybody wins.
Office 2007 professional retail can cost over 400 quid, what planet are Microsoft on?
They would sell more copies which = more revenue for them everybody wins.
Office 2007 professional retail can cost over 400 quid, what planet are Microsoft on?
And what exactly does Office include? Is it a single piece of software?
If we were to take the cheapest copy of Office and make that £40 ... that'd be £10 each for Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote.
£10 each (about $20)? Are you kidding?
If we look at actual prices for Home and Student, it's £80 (Amazon.co.uk). Seems fairly reasonable to me.
price would attract many more legal users. Office isn't like some obscure CAD application, it is used by practically everyone, thats allot of potential customers.
Also The Home and student edition is not an option for business, take a small business with 20 users The cost of the Licences make using the GWH28***** version of 2003 Professional a no brainer.
As for Openoffice: can they please update that goddamned ugly UI? The suite looks bearable enough on Ubuntu thanks to all those icon customizations, but the stock 2.3 installation on Windows was like 2000 all over again.
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