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[Nvyseal]

images/news/office.jpgMicrosoft is acknowledging that on April 15 it accidentally delivered its new Office Genuine Notifications to users outside of its planned pilot areas of Chile, Italy, Spain and Turkey.

Infoworld quotes Cori Hartje, the Director of Microsoft’s Genuine Software Initiative, on the mix-up:

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“The Office Genuine Advantage notifications update (KB949810) is intended only for Microsoft Office users in Italy, Spain, Turkey and Chile. For a short time on the 15th of April, it was made available to users in other countries. A number of users who proactively sought product updates in this time frame were able to download Office Genuine Advantage notifications. We commend those users who actively seek product updates and apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this update may have created. We have taken steps to limit access to this update only to those users in Italy, Spain, Turkey and Chile.”

Could it not be another accident, or, worse, sheer incompetence?

[m.oreilly]

nagware? maybe i could just rent patty out to do this. she would get to see the sites, and paid to do something she is very good at...