Yup so true… you go from just being a man to being a gentleman at that point ;)
> On Nov 11, 2016, at 10:26 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK, but you will have to turn in your man card if you do. > > From: Kurt Fankhauser <> > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 5:47 AM > To: [email protected] <> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - Microsoft scratch-off COA > > 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. > >
