Daniel Eran Dilger
One disadvantage to Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage DRM program–which forces Windows users to verify their software as “not-stolen” in order to receive certain patches and updates, including Internet Explorer 7–is that Microsoft’s WGA server is not as highly reliable as Microsoft likes to advertise.

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Daniel Eran Dilger
Back in March, I outlined first quarter 2007 sales for a new generation of consumer electronics, including the Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Zune, and estimated sales into the future. The numbers ended up working out largely as was predicted, as the graphics below indicate.

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