Yes, we should not gett into the ethical/moral implications. Why does MS give
me a product key that is different from the one used by the Vista on my PC?
"David B." wrote:
> MS wouldn't know about it, that's why it works. Using the OEM license you
> bought on the computer you bought it with is perfect, transferring that OEM
> license to a different PC is a violation of the EULA, whether you read the
> EULA or not, or whether you choose to violate it or not. You did not pay for
> the right to use the Product key that shipped with your OEM PC on another
> PC. I'm not getting into the ethical/moral implications, I'm just explaining
> how the license works.
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> > And how would MS know about it, being as their flawed WPA program
> > activates it and their flawed WGA program genuinizes it? How is using
> > something you bought stealing? Besides, breeching an EULA is NOT illegal
> > and is NOT stealing. It's a civil offense, not a criminal offense and
> > stealing, be it grand or petty larceny, is a criminal offense.
> >
> > Of course, that won't stop the Justins of the world from declaring anyone
> > who breeches the terms of an EULA as "thieves".
> >
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