Re: unbelievable this validation
- From: "the guru" <spambucket@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 12 May 2006 05:40:49 -0700
~SchitHawk~ wrote:
so what ur saying is i have to ask permission to upgrade my equipment and
use my copy of windows . did i buy a copy of windows or am i
leasing/borrowing???
Actually, you don't buy any piece of software, you just buy a license
to use it on a particular computer. If the hardware has changed, the
software can't tell whether you have just upgraded the original
computer or installed it on a second machine.
Personally I think Microsoft makes enough money that they shouldn't put
people to all this trouble. Most people never upgrade a computer or
install Windows on another one, so the amount they lose by copying is
probably only a small percentage of their vast profits. Most shareware
authors, who need the money more than Microsoft, don't take such steps
to enforce installing on a single machine because they know that many
users won't buy software that employs hardware locking. But for most
software, you have a choice. The only choice you have, if you don't
want to use Windows, is to use Linux, which isn't something most people
want to do.
The PC Guru: www.the-pc-guru.com
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