Re: Windows Activation...

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From: kurttrail (dontemailme_at_anywhereintheknownuniverse.org)
Date: 06/10/04 

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 20:14:38 -0400

Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:

> "Tom" <noway@nothere.com> wrote in message
> news:edPS0qmTEHA.2372@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >
> >
> > Wow!
> >
> > Now that you show the year to year activation scheme, that is a
> > rip-off.
> >
>
> There is no "rip off" here - you may activate your retail copy of
> Windows XP on a machine as often as you like as long as you are only
> installing that licensed copy to a single machine in accordance with
> the End User License Agreement. If you are in any doubt about the
> validity of the EULA then please don't take my advice or Kurt's or
> anyone else's in this newsgroup and seek professional counsel.

Hey, all I did was explain your guys statement, "the Microsoft activation
clearinghouse system will automatically allow activation to occur over the
Internet four times in one year on substantially different hardware." And I
did hear you re*** my explanation, did I?

> The 120 day is just that we will allow activation over the internet
> again after 120 days othe wise you just call the (usually) toll fee
> number and activate via telephone.

Then your little PA Word document should say 120 days, not "four times in
one year," while leaving out the part that in two consecutive years one
could only activate over the internet seven times. Any little way to make
ya'll at MS sound better than ya'll are, MS will try to get away with it! 

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