I guess bottom line it is their sandbox after all <:-| I only get on this binge when I do updates on a legal machine and it want to install WGA or I have to go thru what I am going thru now with having to call. The time a couple of weeks ago when the system was down I would call ( takes awhile to actually get to a ppl ) and be told call back in 30 minutes, system is down and you do this over and over and 3 hours later ya get the job done. Funny thing about that, every call the PPL had a different accent.
And then restoring a Compaq or Dell and NOT having to play this game. Why them, and not us. don't even get me started on BG wanting a flood of illegal's, like he cares about them. ( I guess he just wants a unlimited supply of cheap engeneers ) fp hohoho At 08:48 AM 3/30/2007, Scott Sipe Poked the stick with: >I completely, 100% agree that things like activation are a complete >pain the butt... it's even worse with Quark software--even before >activation (early 90s), they made you type in at least 3 20 digit/ letter >combos to use the software... annoying as heck. > >But at the same time, you say the current scheme is not good for >business -- "greed." I don't really get that. If everyone bought all >the software they were supposed to, there wouldn't be any problems. >It's not like MS wants activation just to annoy people...whether it >is EFFECTIVE or not is an entirely different question. I don't really >see how it's "greed" that they want you people to actually have to >buy their software to use it. If software companies want to try to >enforce 1 sale = 1 usage, i think they're welcome to do it, but they >should realize too the cost to those of us who don't steal and >pirate. (maybe part of the reason I'm posting from a Mac! and why >about 1/2 the computers at work are still win2k) > >Scott > >On Mar 30, 2007, at 10:55 AM, FORC5 wrote: > >>didn't seem to hurt profits much. >:-} >>current anti piracy can be a pain. There is something terribly >>wrong when one wants to change a hard drive or video card ( in >>Vista )( I had to reactivate Vista when I stretched a 200gb >>partition to 250.) and have to call mother to ask permission. >>Especially when MS issues SW to Dell and the like that does not. >>Just restored a Dell with RTM sw, what a pleasure to not input a >>key or need to activate. And it was a genuine install disk, not a >>restore disk because I streamed sp2 into it. >> >>I have a customer box on the bench who I replaced a MB 2 weeks ago, >>activation was painless but as luck would have it suffered crib >>death and I have to replace it again and windows will not even let >>me log on without first activating which I haven't done yet but >>will require a phone call which can be painless or a pain. I have >>only had them refuse one on a machine because I did not replace the >>MB with a exact factory replacement. SUCKS. Last week the system >>was down and I spent hours on the phone getting a system activated. >>Most customers have no idea about all of this and I certainly can >>not charge shop rate while waiting. >>I say the 70's and 80's was good for business and current scheme is >>not. ( greed ) >>fp >> >>At 04:38 AM 3/30/2007, Hayes Elkins Poked the stick with: >> >> >> >>>>From: FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Reply-To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> >>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], The Hardware List >>>><[email protected]> >>>>Subject: Re: [H] Is There A Hardware Solution To The Problem Of >>>>Windows Piracy? >>>>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:25:01 -0700 >>>> >>>>piracy is a farce create by BG who knows how to. >>>>Want to stop piracy, allow ppl to own what they buy and install >>>>it as many time as they want. problem over. :-! >>> >>>Last I checked this is how things were in the 70's and 80's. Not >>>sure how well that strategy faired against piracy.... >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>Watch free concerts with Pink, Rod Stewart, Oasis and more. Visit >>>MSN Presents today. http://music.msn.com/presents? >>>icid=ncmsnpresentstagline&ocid=T002MSN03A07001 >> >>-- >>Tallyho ! ]:8) >>Taglines below ! >>-- >>Money is a good aphrodisiac. Flowers work almost as well. >> > -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Redundancy is something I can do again and again.
