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Re: [LUG] Licences preventing the user from using other OSes?



Are you also saying that retail versions of XP will time expire? If so can you give sources for this info please.
Bob
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: PWBunce
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 7:39 AM
Subject: [LUG] Licences preventing the user from using other OSes?

More of the same
 
from my other os group
 
 
 
That raises a question: when can it be called the same PC it was pre-installed
on? Is it
>the same PC when I change the video card? In XP terms I guess it is another
PC after
>changing three components, because then you have to beg Microsoft for a new
XP
>license (I heard).
>


 
Yeah, just don't flash the bios.  XP will wig out.  Manufactures of PC's are
complaining that something as inoccuous as a new lot of the same model hard
drive requires a new image to be made, as XP will pitch a bitch about the
hardware being wrong.  Stepping changes in a chip on the MB will do the same
thing.  Even with a same model motherboard, one chip with a later stepping
revision will throw XP into a tizzy.  Corporations got a break  from this, as that
particular feature has been disabled.  But everyone using XP is now on the
"subcription license plan"  By that you are licensed for a period of time.  After
that, you are no longer permitted to use the software.  We should start seeing
complaints about Office XP expiring later this year and Windows XP early next
year.  Should be interesting.  I can see it now.  I'm sorry teacher, I don't have
my midterm report to hand in because my license for Office XP expired and I
couldn't get a new license because MS is closed on the weekends.  Think the
teacher will still give the kid an "F" or at the very least deduct some major points
for the paper being late?  Or how about this.  I'm sorry IRS, I can't file my taxes
because everything is in Quickbooks and my Windows XP expired and I can't
get access to my files without a new license and Microsoft is refusing to send
me one.


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