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It is very likely that Office 2007 will have "skills conversion" against piracy, suspend the operation of the upcoming Office suite when the activation program is incorrectly performed.

Like previous versions, Office 2007 also includes an activation program that requires users to verify product codes. Users can verify online or by phone. According to Ashim Jaidka, Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) group manager, Microsoft always uses the OGA umbrella program to enable and validate the Office suite.

" Activation techniques are not new to Microsoft Office, " Jaidka said in an e-mail. " It is important to distinguish the difference between activation and validation ."

According to Office 2007 activation rules, users can use this suite without needing a product code for 25 starts. When it expires, the program is set to the mode that Microsoft calls a "feature reduction model." You cannot create, edit or record documents under this model, but still be able to view and print them. The previous version, Office 2003 (released 3 years ago) has a boot limit of 50 times, twice as much as Office 2007.

" In the feature reduction model, Office 2007 programs work more like viewers, " a support document released last week.

Windows Vista will also be released simultaneously with Office 2007 at the end of November for business customers and shipped to retail stores on January 30, 2007. Vista features an additional anti-phishing component called. is the "Software Protection Platform". This component may suspend the operating system if it finds that the operating system is pirated or tampered with, even if Vista was previously activated.

Vista users can run the test 30 days before performing the validation for the operating system. Duplicated counterfeit versions will also be included in the "feature reduction model" as in Office 2007. However, there are other things: in Vista, only Internet Explorer only works, and there will be a hours before the system automatically logs off users.

There are no plans to develop similar "conversion skills" in Office 2007. Although in a late October speech, Jaidka said that Microsoft is still retaining the right to change in the future. Currently, Office 2007 and Vista are using different definitions of the term "feature reduction model".

"The error of validating the authenticity of an Office 2007 copy does not result in a reduced functionality or reduced product component ," Jaidka said.

Office 2007 will also have the required validation component as announced in late October for Office XP and Office 2003. This component requires downloading add-ons on the Office website. Some components will be provided free of charge to users who accidentally purchased a counterfeit copy.

The difference between the anti-piracy method of Office 2007 and Windows Vista is the technology used on each product. Office 2007 is based on Windows Genuine Advantage Windows XP-esque software, a move that is mandatory because Vista's Software Software Protection is not ready to choose for Office.

Office 2007 will be sold at retail prices from $ 149 to $ 679.

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