I Knew It, I Knew It

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Speedy said:
Ahaa! The sleaze balls admit that my computer as been secretly
communicating with MS without my knowledge or consent. I
should have asked them when do I get my kiss...MS would probably
reply what do you mean when do you get your kiss...and I'd say,
I'm used to being kissed when I'm getting F$#@ed! See below:

SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) acknowledged Wednesday
that it needs to better inform users that its tool for determining whether
a computer is running a pirated copy of Windows also quietly checks
in daily with the software maker.
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Speedy, please post a link. Thanks.
 
Speedy said:
Ahaa! The sleaze balls admit that my computer as been secretly
communicating with MS without my knowledge or consent.
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I don't think so. Wasn't it in the EULA?
I
should have asked them when do I get my kiss...MS would probably
reply what do you mean when do you get your kiss...and I'd say,
I'm used to being kissed when I'm getting F$#@ed! See below:

SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) acknowledged Wednesday
that it needs to better inform users that its tool for determining
whether a computer is running a pirated copy of Windows also quietly
checks in daily with the software maker.
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Look at it from another angle. Micros~1 needs to make, oh, say $20 billion a
year. To the extent pirated copies of Windows cut into that figure, Micros~1
has to get more money for each copy they DO sell. If piracy could be
eliminated, Micros~1 would, no doubt, lower the price. Heck, the price of
Vista may get down to $20.00!

In the alternative, Micros~1 might NOT lower the price of their products.
Then I, as a Micros~1 stockholder, would be doubly blessed.

Whichever -- thanks for doing your part.
 
HeyBub said:
I don't think so. Wasn't it in the EULA?
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EULA: End User License AGREEMENT

It's not an agreement unless both parties agree to it. You cannot agree
to what you have not seen.

I (along with many others) was not presented with the EULA.

In the alternative, Micros~1 might NOT lower the price of their
products. Then I, as a Micros~1 stockholder, would be doubly blessed.

Whichever -- thanks for doing your part.
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Have you ever sold a business?

Sometimes the monetary value of "good will" exceeds (by a large margin)
the value of all other business assets.

If Microsoft continues to barter away its good will for transient gain,
you might want to look into other stock options.

rl
--
Rhonda Lea Kirk

Insisting on perfect safety is for people
without the balls to live in the real world.
Mary Shafer Iliff
 
Hello Speedy
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
My thoughts/opinions.

A Scottish writer once said:
"If a man deceive me once, than shame on him; if he deceive me twice, than
shame on me"

So they admit that WGA checks in daily - but not if firewall stops it?

MS can come into my computer and shut it down when they want to - I want, I
want - now!
They would do this if WGA had a sudden brainstorm and went ape-shxt in my
computer.

WGA is a pilot programme - so all MS users are to be their unpaid testers.
At least we have a choice with ANNOUNCED beta stuff. Lets hope there is an
emergency and its killed.

Should have given users more info re daily interaction and looking for ways
to communicate etc etc - what a shame someone had not thought of doing that
in the first place - a load of MSspeak after being caught with their
trousers down.

They are going to 'tweak it' - once every two weeks is too often for me.
Why - am I going to go out and buy a counterfeit version?

Only 60% - I bet they were disappointed with that.

Oh so they also admit that they did not explain clearly that it was designed
to 'phone home'.

So if they are going to tweak this so it checks in every two weeks what is
the point of the 90 days - why not do all the checks every 90 days and be
done with it?
Its just another sop to make us all feel that 90 days is more reasonable?

Rgds
Antioch
 
Harold said:
anyone have any idea how to "remove" it?????
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You made the decision to allow M$ to do what ever they wanted with your
computer *and* whatever personal information you have stored there.

Live with it.

John
 
thanks for your opinion shit faced cock master


John said:
You made the decision to allow M$ to do what ever they wanted with your
computer *and* whatever personal information you have stored there.

Live with it.

John
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hmmmmm.....

well i'll see if i can finger it out.....

i know i cant find it in the ms uninstaller.
 
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