The Question No One Can Answer

[Justin]

I haven't smoked pot since 89, yaknow, around the time you were born.

Alias

What was that? I couldn't tell if that was an insult or not. Are you
trying to explain to us that there is something "wrong" or "negative" about
people who are 18 years old? Typical pothead, your self esteem is so low
all you can do is lash out at anything around you.

 

[Justin]

That was because Dell had to support activation and so it therefore
doesn't count. Name me ONE person who had a generic OEM or retail version
of XP or Vista that was turned down for reinstalling Windows on the same
machine or a different one for that matter.

No alias. Activation covers ALL distros. Not just specific ones. You
can't break it all down to something very specific just to make some stupid
point. I'll save this for the other branch of this thread.

It's, like Doris says

Hahahaha!!! You keep using that one. It suits you. Really! It does!

 

[Alias]

What was that? I couldn't tell if that was an insult or not. Are you
trying to explain to us that there is something "wrong" or "negative"
about people who are 18 years old? Typical pothead, your self esteem is
so low all you can do is lash out at anything around you.

You're 18? Why I am not surprised? I don't smoke pot. Didn't you see
that (above)? Reading comprehension again, tsk, tsk.

Alias

 

[Justin]

You're 18? Why I am not surprised? I don't smoke pot. Didn't you see that
(above)? Reading comprehension again, tsk, tsk.

Alias

Wow, you truly are the stupidest man alive. Once again everything needs to
be spelled out for you.

1. According to YOU I'm 18. Or can you not do math in your head? I guess
pot killed that as well.

2. I never said you consumed pot today you ignorant waste of live. But you
admittedly HAVE and my comment stands.

So, once again I've proven hands down that alias is a complete idiot that
not only can't understand what other people say, he can't even understand
what he says himself!!!

Since you wont get it yet AGAIN let me spell it out for you AGAIN:

2007-1989 = 18

Let this be a lesson to you kids out there!!!! alias is YOUR brain on
drugs!

 

[Alias]

No alias. Activation covers ALL distros. Not just specific ones. You
can't break it all down to something very specific just to make some
stupid point. I'll save this for the other branch of this thread.

One has to activate a Dell nowadays? I thought activation was already
done when you buy a Dell, HP or other POS computers. If so, I stand
corrected and the idiot at the activation center should be fired. This
is an unusual case, according to the fanboys here who say phone
activation is "just a five minute call". Again, if
99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the
calls are activated, what's the bloody point?

Hahahaha!!! You keep using that one. It suits you. Really! It does!

Your snipping what was said suits you. It's called "running away with
one's tail between one's legs".

Alias

 

[Alias]

The answer was already given to you. But this is all you have to fall
back on.

No, it wasn't.

We all know that you think piracy is much larger then legal users. So
that is where you fail in the first place. Go ahead alias, argue like
you always do and object to this statement. By doing so, you will
debunk this entire thread and all your BS.

Don't know the answer, eh?

Alias

 

[Justin]

Your snipping what was said suits you. It's called "running away with
one's tail between one's legs".

?Que? You'll have to explain that one.

 

[Justin]

No, it wasn't.

Yes it was alias. By myself. Your memory is horrible. Have fun!

Don't know the answer, eh?

Wow, what a broken record you are. I noticed you didn't have what it takes
to address the comment. Have fun!

 

[Alias]

Yes it was alias. By myself. Your memory is horrible. Have fun!



Wow, what a broken record you are. I noticed you didn't have what it
takes to address the comment. Have fun!

Don't know the answer, eh?

Alias

 

[xfile]

No point.

That's all fine and good but, if everyone is activated via the phone,
what's the point?

Alias

 

[xfile]

No offense, but it's the same thing for advocating Linux as a viable
alternative at this time.

Until someone could package up at least 3 of the four requirements
mentioned, it won't be the mainstream.

So there is no point to promote it to the general public.

 

[Plato]

The MS fanboys and their supporters constantly say that phone activation
is "no big deal". It seems, then, that when one calls, one is always
activated. If so, what's the point?

Exactly, what's the big deal?

 

[Alias]

Exactly, what's the big deal?

No, what's the point if one is always activated? The question was not
"what's the big deal?"

Alias

 

[Richard Urban]

I tend to agree with you on this.

Surprised?

If activation is problematical to the point where a company is wary of
taking a firm stance, and telling someone that they are absolutely, without
a doubt using a pirated system - what good is activation? Anyone persistent
enough can activate by phone it seems.

Here is the problem. I am activated using key xxx. Now, your key generating
program generates the same key xxx. You can't activate because the key is
already in use. So, you make the phone call and convince the human that you
have changed M/B's, or some such. They give you a new key and place the
original into the dustbin/recycle bin.

The next time I go to validate my system on-line it is not "genuine" because
the number was changed by YOU.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Alias]

I tend to agree with you on this.

Surprised?

Pleasantly

If activation is problematical to the point where a company is wary of
taking a firm stance, and telling someone that they are absolutely,
without a doubt using a pirated system - what good is activation? Anyone
persistent enough can activate by phone it seems.

Here is the problem. I am activated using key xxx. Now, your key
generating program generates the same key xxx. You can't activate
because the key is already in use. So, you make the phone call and
convince the human that you have changed M/B's, or some such. They give
you a new key and place the original into the dustbin/recycle bin.

The next time I go to validate my system on-line it is not "genuine"
because the number was changed by YOU.

So, I guess the reason phone activation exists is merely to try and
control the customer with more FUD.

Alias

 

[Adam Albright]

Pleasantly


So, I guess the reason phone activation exists is merely to try and
control the customer with more FUD.

Alias

No you moronic fool... one reason for phone activation is for the
benefit of people that do NOT have Internet access. Has it ever dawned
on your dim bulbs that there are millions of computers used for
various LEGIMATE reasons that NEVER had or will be connected to the
Internet?

I guess not, that would require thinking, something trolls aren't
exactly known for.

 

[Justin]

No you moronic fool... one reason for phone activation is for the
benefit of people that do NOT have Internet access. Has it ever dawned
on your dim bulbs that there are millions of computers used for
various LEGIMATE reasons that NEVER had or will be connected to the
Internet?

I guess not, that would require thinking, something trolls aren't
exactly known for.

Ding ding ding ding!!!!!

That's ONE of the reasons alias was given in the past. Let's see if his
memory all of a sudden comes back to him.

However, now he'll backtrack and claim he meant activation in general (just
like he did before) of which he was given reasons why MS choses to have an
activation process.

His entire argument in the past has been that pirates can break activation
in a heartbeat so activation in general only hurts the paying customer.
True, in it's current form it's broken and a pain but it DOES do it's job
and alias was given a couple reasons (of many) how activation works to
prevent piracy and NO, not everyone that calls will be activated. NO
BLACKLISTED KEYS WILL EVER BE ACTIVATED VIA PHONE. Yes it's easy for a
PAYING customers to get a blacklisted key. That's a hint to the examples
alias was given.

Do you remember yet alias or are you going to continue to play dumb?

 

[Alias]

No you moronic fool... one reason for phone activation is for the
benefit of people that do NOT have Internet access.

Then why do people with Internet access have to do a phone activation?

Alias

 

[Adam Albright]

Then why do people with Internet access have to do a phone activation?

Alias

Apples and oranges.

 

[Richard Urban]

I can't tell you why activation exists. I would prefer a dongle myself.

If I don't have that 5k USB stick plugged into a port the computer will not
boot. End of story. No calling for assistance. Find the dongle and plug it
in. OR, buy a new operating system. Learn to be more careful with your
possessions. You lost it, tough. Your dog ate it, tough. It fell in a storm
sewer, tough.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!