[OPINION] Re: Windows Absolute Control

[Stephen Barncard]

My beef, Richard is not with activation as you describe (although as 
a user I find it very annoying), but the scrutiny that is uncalled 
for, such as Microsoft putting me through their gauntlet when I try 
to change a hard drive that has nothing to do with the os or any app 
- that is none of their business.....You change ANYTHING in Windoze 
driven hardware, a card, a drive, and it will want you to 
re-register, possibly even pay again (it wasn't clear). No thanks. 
Great to keep IT teams busy (bless their hearts) but no thanks. I'm 
afraid to even add ram.

At 11:02 AM -0700 6/2/05, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>increasing use of "phone home" activation systems I'm not sure it's 
>fair to single Microsoft out on that one.