Greg said:
Yes, Dell. I started this thread back on the 3rd. That is when I
became aware of what happend Feb.28. (The thread is basically about
the issue this is causing for companies that are syspreping their OEM
installations.)
Now it seems, MS is once again allowing internet activations for at
least Dell. Just curious as to why that is.
I assume that we are not the only company affected by this decision.
It really burns me that all reports on this say that this will not
have any impact whatsoever on legal owners of their software. This
is just simply incorrect. I wonder if MS isn't taking some heat from
this and aren't rethinking it some more.
Carey, hardly reads and understands the posts he reponds to. You can
forget about him reading entire threads.
My guess would be that a lot of people have broken the BIOS-Lock on
Dell's OEM XP Install CD's by slipstreaming SP1 and SP2, and many
businesses did the same creating their own customized install CDs, that
MS PA phone lines were being swamped, so MS unblock Dell.
From
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.p...-clear-up-windows-activations-misconceptions/
1.) Users of genuine Windows will experience no impact
2.) The intent is to dissuade the theft or misuse of the Certificate of
Authenticity or accompanying product key
3.)Honest resellers have requested that Microsoft close this loophole so
that they can compete effectively and they are extremely supportive of
this effort
My Response:
1.) MS didn't take into account the users of genuine Windows, also
slipstream, and create their own customized installs of Major OEM
Install CDs that would be impacted.
2.) The intent to dissuade theft or misuse of COAs is not that much of a
big deal, since the VAST majority of pirated installs are of the VL
variety.
3.) This is just total bullsh*t. Again I doubt the impact of stolen
COAs from major manufacturers is even is a small blip on the pirated OS
scene. VL, and unscrupulous small shops reusing generic OEM PKs would
seem to me to be the bigger problems that would compete with the "Honest
resellers."
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