Two class action lawsuits are targeting Windows Genuine Advantage, one of Microsoft’s initiatives to stem the massive piracy of its applications. Both suits claim that WGA, which is just a year old, functions essentially as spyware on licensed Microsoft users’ PCs in violation of California and Washington’s consumer protection and anti-spyware laws. WGA is an application Microsoft introduced last year that determines whether users have a valid license — that is, whether the application is a counterfeit or not — for the Microsoft products on a PC.
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Microsoft Slammed With Second Class Action Suit Over WGA
Posted by: Erika Morphy July 6, 2006 07:43 AMTwo class action lawsuits are targeting Windows Genuine Advantage, one of Microsoft’s initiatives to stem the massive piracy of its applications. Both suits claim that WGA, which is just a year old, functions essentially as spyware on licensed Microsoft users’ PCs in violation of California and Washington’s consumer protection and anti-spyware laws. WGA is an application Microsoft introduced last year that determines whether users have a valid license — that is, whether the application is a counterfeit or not — for the Microsoft products on a PC.