Microsoft has started to introduce an update to WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) that will nags users of pirated copies of Windows XP Pro until they by a legitimate copy.
Every 60 minutes the desktop background will change to black and a message will appear in the lower right corner informing the user that their copy is not genuine.
If you're like me and you only get to see your desktop when you reboot your machine every few weeks then a black background wouldn't be much of an annoyance.
Microsoft say that this is something that XP users actually want:-
...Our research has clearly shown that customers value the ability of Windows to alert them when they may have software that is not genuine, but they also want the ability to stay up to date with the least effort required on their part. ...
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