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| Thread ID: 74386 | 2006-11-20 17:53:00 | Yes, there is an Office 2007 'kill switch' | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 500721 | 2006-11-20 17:53:00 | A partial c/p from Digg This! (blogs.zdnet.com): full article here: Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:20 am (ct.zdnet.com) Buried in a Knowledge Base article that Microsoft published to the Web on November 14 are details of Microsoft’s plans to combat Office 2007 piracy via new Office Genuine Advantage lockdowns. When asked last month whether Microsoft was planning to punish alleged Office 2007 pirates by crippling the functionality of their software in the same way that Microsoft is doing with Vista via reduced-functionality mode, Microsoft officials were noncommittal. But now Microsoft’s intentions are clear: Just as it is doing with Vista, Microsoft plans to incorporate what basically amounts to a “kill switch” into Office 2007. Office 2007 users who can’t or won’t pass activation muster within a set time period will be moved into “reduced-functionality mode,” according to Microsoft’s Knowledge Base article. “When a program runs in reduced-functionality mode, many commands are unavailable (dimmed). Therefore, you cannot access those functionalities,” the article explains. “Some of the limitations of reduced-functionality mode include the following: • You cannot create new documents. • You can view existing documents. However, you cannot edit them. • You can print documents. However you cannot save them.” |
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| 500722 | 2006-11-20 19:28:00 | There will be a crack or workaround within a few days to a week of them doing that... | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 500723 | 2006-11-20 19:59:00 | In the Enterpise version (which is now widely out & about on the net), there is no activation. You just need the Volume License Key and you're set. Vista though is a different kettle of fish. |
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| 500724 | 2006-11-20 21:09:00 | You would think they'd learn a lesson and stop making activationless corporate editions of their software... | george12 (7) | ||
| 500725 | 2006-11-20 21:14:00 | You would think they'd learn a lesson and stop ... Wishful thinking.:confused: |
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| 500726 | 2006-11-21 00:05:00 | It's like shareware, only you pay the full price up front. :illogical | Antmannz (6583) | ||
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