G
Gordon
I have just done a clean re-install of the retail copy of XP Pro that I have
owned for 4 years, on the same un-changed laptop that it has resided on for
that four years. The last installation was well over a YEAR ago. It failed
the internet activation and I ended up having to speak to a customer
services representative. I asked him why it did not activate over the
internet. He told me that a new policy just issued is that even with retail
copies, internet activation is now restricted to ONE instance - any more
than that has to be over the phone.
That's going to push a lot more people to Linux, isn't it?
If this is true, WHAT THE HELL DO MS THINK THEY ARE DOING?
owned for 4 years, on the same un-changed laptop that it has resided on for
that four years. The last installation was well over a YEAR ago. It failed
the internet activation and I ended up having to speak to a customer
services representative. I asked him why it did not activate over the
internet. He told me that a new policy just issued is that even with retail
copies, internet activation is now restricted to ONE instance - any more
than that has to be over the phone.
That's going to push a lot more people to Linux, isn't it?
If this is true, WHAT THE HELL DO MS THINK THEY ARE DOING?