Microsoft tries to rope in unlicensed XP
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Filling a gap in its strategy to make sure its business customers are paying for each installed copy of Windows XP, Microsoft yesterday announced the Get Genuine Windows Agreement.
GGWA is aimed at increasing Windows XP licensing compliance among businesses. Microsoft apparently believes that some customers misunderstood their agreements, and were installing full copies of XP on corporate computers, which is illegal, rather than upgrading the OS, which the license allows.
Mis-licensing appears to be a common occurrence, according to a Q&A on Microsoft's Website with Cori Hartje, director of Microsoft's Genuine Software Initiative.