Re: Activation?

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Rock wrote:
"Gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23c57ckFFHHA.1816@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rock wrote:
"Gordon" wrote

Rock wrote:


You're going to linux because thinking you'll need a phone activation that may take 5-10 minutes? Good bye and good luck.

The point is, if it was a pirate version then yes I can see the reason. But WHY oh WHY has MS decided to do this for GENUINE versions? It just pisses off the genuine customer. The pirate doesn't give a toss....


I don't feel like I'm being accused of pirating software. But if you've decided to go to Linux because of having to make a phone call, have fun.

You've completely missed the point. It's not the "hassle" of a five-minute free phone call, or anything like that at all. It's the arrogance and presumption of Microsoft that customers with genuine, paid-for software have NOT got genuine, paid-for software, and Microsoft's complete inability to produce an infallible method of determining that. Just look at all the hooha over WGA where MANY MANY genuine users suddenly found that WGA was reporting that they had non-genuine software! A complete balls-up on the part of MS. If they can't get THAT right, then I don't want to know. And I suspect, MS will have a shock at the small take-up of both Vista and office 2007, one of the factors being this very one.


You are missing the point. MS has a right to protect their property interests.

It doesn't have a right to force paying customers to help them. If MS thinks someone is stealing from them, they should call the proper legal authorities, not force paying customers to stand in the crossfire between MS and the pirates.

My copy is not pirated and I don't feel like a pirate because of their checks.

And you shouldn't. You should feel insulted that MS assumes you to be a pirate.

If you do, I feel sorry for you.

You're the sorry one, jumping through every anti piracy measure that MS throws at you.

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    ... if it was a pirate version then yes I can see the reason. ... But WHY oh WHY has MS decided to do this for GENUINE versions? ... It's the arrogance and presumption of Microsoft that customers with genuine, paid-for software have NOT got genuine, paid-for software, and Microsoft's complete inability to produce an infallible method of determining that. ... Just look at all the hooha over WGA where MANY MANY genuine users suddenly found that WGA was reporting that they had non-genuine software! ...
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  • Re: Activation?
    ... if it was a pirate version then yes I can see the reason. ... But WHY oh WHY has MS decided to do this for GENUINE versions? ... It's the arrogance and presumption of Microsoft that customers with genuine, paid-for software have NOT got genuine, paid-for software, and Microsoft's complete inability to produce an infallible method of determining that. ... Just look at all the hooha over WGA where MANY MANY genuine users suddenly found that WGA was reporting that they had non-genuine software! ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Activation?
    ... if it was a pirate version then yes I can see the reason. ... But WHY oh WHY has MS decided to do this for GENUINE versions? ... It's the arrogance and presumption of Microsoft that customers with genuine, paid-for software have NOT got genuine, paid-for software, and Microsoft's complete inability to produce an infallible method of determining that. ... Just look at all the hooha over WGA where MANY MANY genuine users suddenly found that WGA was reporting that they had non-genuine software! ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Big Brother is watching... and nagging
    ... Windows isn't genuine and providing a link to buy a proper copy. ... Genuine customers not inconvenienced ... Except that the way most game companies code this would end up nailing ... because the pirate cracker would remove it. ...
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  • Re: XP activation weirdness
    ... > I have a geniune copy of XP Pro - OEM version with SP 2 built in and proper ... look genuine. ... pirate police could show up at your door and demand your copy. ...
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