Well, there is some doubt that the attack against Vista works. Computerworld's "Vista activation crack a 'joke,' says hacker" states that the hacker has said it was all a joke. However, some people are claiming that it does work and that the hacker is under pressure of criminal charges or litigation from Microsoft.
I am speculating that the hack does work, but albeit slowly if using one computer. I am also speculating that organized crime may use this hack in conjunction with clusters of servers to come up with activation codes that Vista/Microsoft will accept. This is pure speculation on my part. However, I believe that there is some financial gain to be had for criminals if they can quickly brute force the activation codes and thus avoid licensing costs for Vista.
Time will tell if my speculation is wrong or, if there is something here.
Guy
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