The Microsoft Software Protection Platform, unveiled formally on Wednesday, requires that all customers consumers who buy PCs and business customers with volume licensing agreements activate their ...

Microsoft’s long, strange trip to protect its software from piracy took another twist last week after the company introduced Microsoft Software Protection Platform for its upcoming Vista and Longhorn ...

One aspect of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system that has raised users’ hackles is its new antipiracy system, called Software Protection Platform (SPP). To understand SPP, it’s necessary to ...

The news comes on the heels of Microsoft's controversial announcement earlier this month to add more anti-piracy checks to the upcoming Windows Vista operating system. There are differences, however, ...