Re: 2 PCs

From: Tom (noway_at_nothere.com)
Date: 08/22/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 06:28:38 -0400

Yeah, their marketing scheme will allow for that kind of purchase when around the time of the next version Windows is about 6 months to a year from "Gold" release!

You'd think after almost 3 years since XPs official release, they would offer such a deal, and it would go a long way to make themselves look less greedy to the average family.

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message news:41281498.20505@neo.rr.com...
> Theoretically, you can get a license, but it's not worth the trouble,
> and it won't save you any significant amount of money. Just buy another
> copy.
>
> [Personally, I'd love to see Microsoft offer a "Family 3-Pack" of copies
> of Windows, at about a "3-for-the-price-of-2" price, but their marketing
> doesn't seem to have gotten to that point yet.]
>
>
>
> Tony wrote:
>
>> I just bought Windows XP, and installed in on one of my
>> PCs. I understand that it cannot be installed on more than
>> one. Do I have to buy another copy, or can I purchase a
>> license to add my current copy to my 2nd pc
>

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