There was a time, back in the technological dark ages, just a scant two or three years ago, that PDF's could only be created by Adobe Professional. It was so fancy, so rare, and so expensive that it didn't even need a real name, just "Adobe Professional." To differentiate from other Adobe products, we often called it Adobe Acrobat Professional,
Starting today, many users of new, unregistered copies of Microsoft Windows will have to make a phone call in order to activate the software's license. In a move to curb piracy of its flagship operating system, Microsoft has disabled the Internet activation alternative, now requiring these users to orally confirm their use of the product.