MS kills kill switch in Vista.

[davy]

Microsoft is to withdraw an anti-piracy tool from Windows Vista, which disables the operating system when invoked, following customer complaints.

The so-called "kill switch" is designed to prevent users with illegal copies of Vista from using certain features.

See BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Kill switch' dropped from Vista

Davy

[Stevo]

That's like telling bank robbers that they are committing a crime, but not taking any other action...

[Overclocked]

The question is - why did they kill it? Because it didn't work properly or something else?

[Stevo]

Apparently it was killing people with legal copies.