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Re:The looming software kill-switch lurking in aging Playsta... by xacky on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:22AM (#26820849)
A similar problem is when Microsoft took down the update and activation servers for Windows XP. Hacks and phone activation sometimes work, but it is a problem for people who need XP.
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Re:The looming software kill-switch lurking in aging Playsta... by userbinator on Thursday April 15, 2021 @03:53PM (#26825372)
"sometimes"? I think XP was the last Windows that has been cracked wide open (no pun intended), since the elliptic key they used was actually cracked.
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