Re: Windows XP (number of computers)

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From: Greg R (webworm12_at_yes.hotmail.com)
Date: 06/16/04 

Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 07:46:33 -0500

Bruce,
You should not get on Tom or the Original post.
He friend told him, he could put his one copy on more than one system.

He friend was partially correct
Office xp Student and Teacher edition

Wal-mart will sell that to you-even if you are not a student or
teacher. Shame on wal-mart.

>On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:49:17 -0500, CS <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:45:34 -0400, "Tom" <noway@nothere.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
>>news:ug%23w7C0UEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Greetings --
>>>
>>> No, of course not. But you already knew this, didn't you? After
>>> all, the WinXP box is clearly marked as being for installation on only
>>> a single computer, and as you'd have had to have read and agreed to
>>> the EULA during the first installation, you know perfectly well that
>>> you are not be able to legitimately use that license on multiple
>>> machines.
>>
>><snipped>
>>
>>While this has been answered ad nauseam, why don't you learn to NOT be a
>>condescending pissant when replying to these particular situations by
>>pasting the same crappy answer over and over again?
>>
>>First of all, he simply asked a question, and a simple NO answer is good
>>enough with maybe the why's to it. One also DOES NOT have to read the EULA
>>TO AGREE TO IT, SO TO SAY "HE HAD TO HAVE READ" IS UTTER TALKING DOWN TO
>>THIS PERSON. So there is no knowing "PERFECTLY WELL, or "No, of course not.
>>But you already knew this, didn't you?", or he wouldn't have asked (where's
>>your logic while I am condescending?)!!
>>
>>Get grip on being nice some time Bruce, and remove some the condescending
>>bullshėt from your copy jobs and simply explain why things do and don't work
>>with Windows, instead of treating others like potential criminals!!
>
>He does get to you after awhile doesn't he? Actually he's been that
>way for some time. Mr. Chambers is a prime example of what's known as
>an "LNA". Lover aNd Apologist of Microsoft. Just ignore him as he
>nothing of any value to say anyway. He's one of two MVPs that I have
>in my killfile. A genuine waste.

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