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08-12-2007

steve-auction wrote:
> This morning, my computer wouldn't boot. No video at all - nothing. It turns
> out that I reseated my sound card and TV tuner card (in the exact same
> slots), and that solved my problem. Well ,almost...so now I have 2 days to
> activate Vista...two days?? Why? I didn't do anything Microsoft...I
> swear...please let me go. How about a quick., painless online activation??
> Pretty please??? No go. The phone is my option. Probably about my 20th call
> over a lifetime (I upgraded early to XP Pro). I'm an avid PC
> upgrader...video cards, memory, CPUs.... My reward from the PC industry for
> spending lots of money? Oh, and did I say I own the most expensive copy of
> Windows Vista in the whole world? The Ultimate Edition retail? My reward is
> that I get to call Bangalore, India at 11:20pm EST on a Saturday night (don't
> get me wrong, I love Indians). Thanks Microsoft. For the 20th time, you're
> really stopping piracy in its tracks with me. You know what...I think my
> next phone is going to be an iPhone. Have you seen that thing Microsoft? I
> 3 year can ioperate it. Really. I'm seriouos...I know of a 3 year old that
> can do all kinds of stuff on it. I had trouble making and reciving phone
> calls today on my new Trea 750 with Windows Mobile 5 (well, more like 5.2 - I
> just patched it today to take care of the "no sound" issue). YMicrosoft,
> you should be embarrassed about Windows Mobile. And Vista activation for
> that matter. This is what happens when a giant operates with no real
> competition. I used to be a big Microsoft fan...sold and serviced their
> products for years. I was a big fan up until today. I never want to
> activate another Microsoft product again.....ever. Someone wake me up and
> tell me that they didn't intentionally make their product like this? Please
> tell me this is just a bad dream. It has to be a big mistake....it has to.
>
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Aren't you glad you got that all out?

08-12-2007	#2 (permalink)
Jeanette n/a posts	Re: Re-activation for no good reason steve-auction wrote: > This morning, my computer wouldn't boot. No video at all - nothing. It turns > out that I reseated my sound card and TV tuner card (in the exact same > slots), and that solved my problem. Well ,almost...so now I have 2 days to > activate Vista...two days?? Why? I didn't do anything Microsoft...I > swear...please let me go. How about a quick., painless online activation?? > Pretty please??? No go. The phone is my option. Probably about my 20th call > over a lifetime (I upgraded early to XP Pro). I'm an avid PC > upgrader...video cards, memory, CPUs.... My reward from the PC industry for > spending lots of money? Oh, and did I say I own the most expensive copy of > Windows Vista in the whole world? The Ultimate Edition retail? My reward is > that I get to call Bangalore, India at 11:20pm EST on a Saturday night (don't > get me wrong, I love Indians). Thanks Microsoft. For the 20th time, you're > really stopping piracy in its tracks with me. You know what...I think my > next phone is going to be an iPhone. Have you seen that thing Microsoft? I > 3 year can ioperate it. Really. I'm seriouos...I know of a 3 year old that > can do all kinds of stuff on it. I had trouble making and reciving phone > calls today on my new Trea 750 with Windows Mobile 5 (well, more like 5.2 - I > just patched it today to take care of the "no sound" issue). YMicrosoft, > you should be embarrassed about Windows Mobile. And Vista activation for > that matter. This is what happens when a giant operates with no real > competition. I used to be a big Microsoft fan...sold and serviced their > products for years. I was a big fan up until today. I never want to > activate another Microsoft product again.....ever. Someone wake me up and > tell me that they didn't intentionally make their product like this? Please > tell me this is just a bad dream. It has to be a big mistake....it has to. > > ---------------- > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then > click "I Agree" in the message pane. > > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general Aren't you glad you got that all out?
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