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 Today's bizarre widespread Windows Genuine "validation" failure is just another Microsoft penalty against legitimate customers. 
 
The failure meant that people activating/validating Windows Vista received notifications that their software is counterfeit. Oh, those pesky pop-up counterfeit software reminders can be so annoying. 
Microsoft support forums were abuzz with frustrated Windows users, and that's where the company gave its response, too. Classic: Phil Lui, WGA program manager, pledging to "resolve this issue before I go to sleep—whether or not it is Tuesday I sleep." His determination, and willingness to blow off an August weekend, is admirable. 
 
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