is onecare enviromentally friendly?

having just renewed my subscription by purchasing a new onecare box
(complete with DVD + instructions + plastic box) because it was 50% cheaper
than by renewing online with microsoft. I have realised that all I needed
was the 25 figure number in the box not all the other stuff.
Why can't microsoft make a system that allows you to purchase the 25 figure
number (similar to the mobile phone top ups used in the UK). this would
allow the user to simplify the renewal procedure and also allowing microsoft
to not produce the unused DVD's, plastic boxes and other stuff.
any thoughts!

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"Geoff Oborne" <geoff@xxxxxx> wrote:
An even better thought is - why can't we renew for a discounted price online
instead of paying full retail online when you can get it for much less at
retail? Note that you can renew with a credit card or a retail PIN at
http://billing.microsoft.com

-steve
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Stephen Boots
MVP Windows Live
Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
sboots@xxxxxx

Amen to that!

I thought it was sorta dumb to have to go buy OneCare for 30.00 USD less
than the renewal price online. As another poster pointed out, the CD in the
package was never used.


"StephenB" <sboots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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There must be a lot of people willing to pay the full renewal price or MS
wouldn't do it. But it doesn't seem reasonable. Stephen, please pass along
to your contacts in MS that their OneCare customers don't appreciate getting
gouged like that.

Joe


"RHinNC" <rhinnc@[get rid of this] hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I get it for free with Qwest DSL.

Cheers,

Earle

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