Not a joke title - at least not meant to be!
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/leader/0,100...9288873,00.htm
"This weekend, the Windows Genuine Advantage system went offline. WGA went AWOL — and with it, many Windows users' abilities to prove their legitimacy. Updates wouldn't download, features failed to work, people who had shelled out hundreds of pounds were told they were running counterfeit software."