Windows Genuine Advantage 1.0 goes live

From Microsoft:

Microsoft Corp. today announced the transition of the Windows® Genuine Advantage (WGA) pilot to a version 1.0 launch with worldwide availability. WGA is part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to protecting its customers from software counterfeiting and to helping support partners through education, engineering, and enforcement of policies and laws. WGA, designed to differentiate the [...]

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Microsoft attempts to patent emoticons

Microsoft filed an application with the US Patent & Trademark Office to safeguard their rights on “methods and devices for creating and transferring custom emoticons”.

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