Subj : Re: Windows Update
To   : Alan Zisman
From : Bob Bainbridge
Date : Wed Feb 26 2003 07:42 pm


 AZ> I had to read a 50-digit code that was on my screen, 
 AZ> and he then generated a
 AZ> new 50-digit code that he read to me... Total time spent, about 5 minutes.

 AZ> It's a bit of a bother, but not that big a deal.
 AZ> ... -- az: email to alan@zisman.ca
 AZ> ___ MultiMail/Win32 v0.43

Alan, it may not be a big deal to you, but when I pay for a legal copy of 
software, I expect to be able to install it on any computer system that I want 
as long as I'm only using it on one machine at a time. Suppose I upgrade to the 
new Windows ZZ and 5 years from now decide to install my old unused copy of Win 
XP on a spare PC. I can just see calling Microsoft to activate the software and 
receivingthe response, "I'm sorry, but we no longer support Windows XP". I'm 
then stuck with an useless piece of crap taht I paid good money for. Please 
don't try to tell me that Microsoft would never do anything like that. The've 
done it over and over again.

Bob Bainbridge <Team OS/2>
bob_bainbridge@prodigy.net

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