Re: Microsoft Activation Stupidity

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LOL,
We get it, the process isn't broken, you're moving more than just the HDD.
The operating system data is a legally licensed product. THAT is what you're 
not allowed to move.



"Mr. Frazzlebottom" <Mr.Frazzlebottom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> chrispsg wrote:
>> ok here is the quote from the retail EULA
>>
>> "you must acquire and dedicate an additional license for each separate
>> Workstation Computer on or from which the Software is installed, used,
>> accessed, displayed or run."
>
> So, replying "It's your fault. You violated the EULA." is not an
> arrogant thing to say?
>
> The key thing you are missing that this is not an "each seperate"
> computer issue. This is running the product only on one single computer
> at a time. This is standard software licensing allowable under any law.
>
> Think of it this way. One can un-install on one computer and then
> install on another. Perfectly reasonable and always allowable (by
> commercial of the shelf software).
>
> What the "acquire and dedicate an additional license" means is that I
> have to re-activate Windows. Just as Windows itself warned me.
>
> The thing is, and which started all this and which no one gets (due to
> my own self admitted arrogance) is that the process of re-activating
> upon moving a HDD from one computer to another is BROKEN.
> 


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