I'm seriously considering buying an Apple notebook for my next PC.Getting tired of Microsoft and all their shenanigans.
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:20 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm < [email protected]> wrote: > i think there is a guy at microsoft just solely dedicated to coming up > with newer and better ways for them to be dicks. He was on an extended > vacation after he got his massive bonus check for the licensing audit > program. Then he came up with windows 10 licensing where its either > hardware bound in the ether, or tied to your personal microsoft account, > assuming you were the first guy to log in post upgrade, or maybe your > reseller account, or hey, maybe its your COA, or its an OEM that may be > bound to a COA key, or hardware bound. > that guy is fa freaking champ > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 8:56 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Apparently starting a few months back, Microsoft in their infinite wisdom >> decided to cover part of the Product Key on their COA stickers with a >> silver label and the word Microsoft. Turns out you scratch it off like a >> lottery ticket, but they neglect to tell you this. So I ended up calling >> tech support to see if I was supposed to peel off the silver label and the >> guy had no idea what I was talking about. As soon as I tried to peel a >> corner with my fingernail, I realized it was scratch-off not a label. >> >> >> >> Only an issue if you get box software with a COA sticker, I assume not an >> issue with volume licensing. >> > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >
