I can understand that Piracy is a problem, but for me, it will also be a
problem to keep on buying new licenses. I am just a normal guy in the
street, earning an average income. Computer Technology changes all the time.
Anyway, I also try other software and in the process sometimes crashes the
PC, and wants to do it all over..........I simply cannot afford it ! It is
unreasonable to have such a heavy hand on OS's. After all, I believe it is
the smaller guys who also promoted Microsoft Software world wide. I will
never believe that MS is so cash strapped that all these restrictions are
necessary.
"Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
news:63515BFD-09A1-4A75-B51D-6013C4B99B7A@microsoft.com...
> Not only will the legitimate customers be pleased, but the software
> pirates will as well. Besides, what is so difficult about one license, one
> computer? If you change everything about your computer except the case,
> then that is still a new computer. That would be 2 computers, one license.
> It is pretty simple. If you change the graphics card, well, that is the
> same computer.
>
> Last I checked WGA checks on your hard drive serial number, the
> motherboard, and bios version, among a few other less important things,
> weighing changes accordingly.
>
> So if you want to transfer your license from one computer to another, you
> are really trying to put it on many different computers with only one
> license.
>
> We have all discussed the terms of the EULA. However, we don't really know
> how this is being enforced programmatically yet, nor do we know what
> Microsoft will do if you call them and tell them that you upgraded your
> computer and that it failed.
>
> A one time transfer doesn't necessarily mean you can only activate it
> twice, nor does it mean that you can only upgrade your computer once. It
> simply means you can't move the license from one computer to another more
> than once. Moving your license from one computer to another is pretty
> arbitrary, but needs to be defined by Microsoft before we all freak out.
> It may be that if you call Microsoft and tell them you upgraded your
> computer, not transfered the license, that they will be able to manually
> override it for you.
>
> The demands from Microsoft aren't all that outragous. Have you seen how
> many cameras there are in Walmart reporting back and recording your every
> move? You know that they could use advanced face recognition technology
> identify you and keep track of your spending habits. Does that mean that
> they do? No. Likewise, that data Microsoft gathers is INTENTIONALLY
> handled in such a way that they can't identify you. Of course they have
> your IP address. So do I. You aren't as anonymous on the internet as you
> might think.
>
> Robert Firth
> http://www.winvistainfo.org
>
>
> "SESSION_EVENT" <session@event.net.net.net> wrote in message
> news:ubb7Xek9GHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Dear Microsoft Folks:
>>
>> Take out the transfer only once clause from the Vista EULA and remove the
>> forced WGA N type software from the Vista SOFTWARE and you will please
>> millions of hobbiests and enthusiasts.
>>
>> They might even get downright chipper. You might reap a greater success
>> than if you don't - just because a lot of people will like you for it.
>>
>> Do that and I will return to recommending Windows - promise, Scout's
>> honour.
>>
>>
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