Well it's great to see the awareness go up concerning Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA)-

However, I have seen some interesting claims online about our WGA program recent expansion. This includes an observation on how WGA leaves out blind users and that you have to authenticate to get security updates. One of these points is true- And it's the blind one.

Regarding the authentication- Security updates are delivered automatically and are not solely dependent on WGA – all users, with or without WGA validation, receive these updates through Automatic Updates (AU). As an owner of a pirated copy of Windows the only thing you lose is the ability to logon to Windows Update and manually select the updates.

Do I think this decision regarding AU for non-GA computers is the right one? IMO, Absolutely. Not patching computers that are on the same network could cause major headaches for both genuine and not genuine users.

Regarding the blind, it's a high-priority issue that will be resolved on the next update for WGA.