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More Info on vista... FYI
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All that story really does is confuse matters more.
Try this one: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590-6126379.html -Larry "PlowBoy" > wrote in message news:Aq5Zg.8305$eZ4.969@dukeread06... > http://www.winsupersite.com:80/showc..._licensing.asp > |
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"PlowBoy" > wrote in message news:Aq5Zg.8305$eZ4.969@dukeread06... > http://www.winsupersite.com:80/showc..._licensing.asp > A snippet - "As a side note, I should add something since this argument is widely misunderstood. Would it be "better" if Windows were licensed to an individual? Sure, but that's not reality. The important thing to remember is that, with Vista, this device-based emphasis has not changed. Windows is, as always, not licensed to an individual. It's licensed to a device. One device." Even though I have been aware of this for about 12 months (since I have been running a 2nd HT machine), I still cannot believe the greedy unreasonableness of this. What a ****ing hide! Looks like Bill Gates is determined to use the world as a Kevorkian suicide machine. Seems like poor old Bill must have little to live for. I'd say a family with 3 kids, each with their own computer, plus a general computer plus a HT box would be becoming commonplace in a lot of homes. So that's 5 lots of XP/Vista you need to fork out for. Just nuts! |
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"Byron Forbes" > wrote in message news:4535247a$0 > I'd say a family with 3 kids, each with their own computer, plus a > general computer plus a HT box would be becoming commonplace in a lot of > homes. So that's 5 lots of XP/Vista you need to fork out for. Just nuts! That fits to my common sense - each individual operating system install does need its own license. That also applies to games and other software as well. What bugs me is that if you uninstall MS Vista, dismantle the computer, then build a new computer, you cannot use the same Vista license that was in the previous computer. With XP license, you can uninstall and reinstall on a different machine as many times as you like (or at least the license terms can very easily be read that way). With Vista license, you can only do this once. What happens is that if Microsoft decides to refuse the product activation after the reactivation, there will be a big problem. If, on the other hand, Vista does still activate and work properly, it won't be a problem for an end user - or perhaps a small moral issue, if the user has read the license agreement at all. If the worst happens, it will be a pain in the ass for frequent computer upgraders. And it will also be difficult to sell old computer parts, as you will be forced to sell the previous Vista license, complete with almost all the hardware (relevant to product activation routines), to finance your new Vista license for the new computer. A clever way to get people buying new hardware that they wouldn't really need but must upgrade/change because of the Vista license.... I sure hope Microsoft will not be too greedy by limiting the amount of times the license is activated. I'm sure they are already monitoring it, though. And I'm sure they are watching how many different machine/hardware signatures are concurrently using the same Product ID in Windows Update.... -- Mika Takala |
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More Info on vista... FYI
The workarounds will be available for the taking, undoubtedly, if you so
desire. The history trend of windows security will continue as it always has. "Byron Forbes" > wrote in message ... > > "PlowBoy" > wrote in message > news:Aq5Zg.8305$eZ4.969@dukeread06... >> http://www.winsupersite.com:80/showc..._licensing.asp >> > > A snippet - > > "As a side note, I should add something since this argument is widely > misunderstood. Would it be "better" if Windows were licensed to an > individual? Sure, but that's not reality. The important thing to remember > is that, with Vista, this device-based emphasis has not changed. Windows > is, as always, not licensed to an individual. It's licensed to a device. > One device." > > > > Even though I have been aware of this for about 12 months (since I have > been running a 2nd HT machine), I still cannot believe the greedy > unreasonableness of this. What a ****ing hide! Looks like Bill Gates is > determined to use the world as a Kevorkian suicide machine. Seems like > poor old Bill must have little to live for. > > I'd say a family with 3 kids, each with their own computer, plus a > general computer plus a HT box would be becoming commonplace in a lot of > homes. So that's 5 lots of XP/Vista you need to fork out for. Just nuts! > |
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