[ossig] Microsoft to limit access to 'patches'

[Dinesh Nair <dinesh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/b083dc72-7009-11d9-850d-00000e2511c8.html

Microsoft stepped up its fight against software piracy yesterday, 
announcing that only users of valid copies of the Windows PC operating 
system would be able to receive updates and security "patches" for their 
software.

The change, to take effect in the second half of this year, reflects an 
ironic benefit to Microsoft from the many vulnerabilities that virus 
writers and other hackers have found in the Windows code.

dinesh's note: i think this will hurt microsoft's security image more in 
the long run. users will still use pirated copies, not be able to patch 
them and the next worm/virus that comes along will soon drag headlines of 
"latest windows virus affects 10 gazillion PCs" which will then give the 
perception that it's more unsecure than it is. :)

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