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Windows Update keeps tabs on all system software
John Leyden, The Register 2003-02-28

Evidence obtained by German hardware site tecChannel suggests a list of software installed on an XP machine is sent to Microsoft when users run Windows Update.

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Windows Update keeps tabs on all system software 2003-02-28
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Windows Update keeps tabs on all system software 2003-03-01
hellz
"It also could be MS's way of keeping tabs on software incompatabilities with WinXP, used with WinXP's send error message feature, MS could then work with other software companies and fix any bugs."

Heh, you can bet your life they'll market it as something stupid like that. Problem is, most of the public would probably swallow it. It'd be nice if the general populace was more aware of the dealings that surrounds Micro$oft and their blatant attempts at falsifying statements.

--hellz

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