This is lovely. The new MS rule on regenerating Auth numbers for people
with CDs and lost numbers. You fax in a proof of purchase (must be a
receipt) and pay then $15 and if you call the US number, they'll generate
the number and call back in FOUR WEEKS! Here in Canada, it's FOUR to SIX
week
Thane Sherrington wrote:
This is lovely. The new MS rule on regenerating Auth numbers for
people with CDs and lost numbers. You fax in a proof of purchase
(must be a receipt) and pay then $15 and if you call the US number,
they'll generate the number and call back in FOUR WEEKS! Here in
Cana
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From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 9:57 AM
Subject: [H] New MS rule
This is lovely. The new MS rule on regenerating Auth numbers for people
with CDs and lost numbers. You fax in a proof of purchase (mu
At 10:58 AM 05/05/2005, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
US number, they'll generate the number and call back in FOUR WEEKS! Here
in Canada, it's FOUR to SIX weeks! So if you've lost your auth number,
you're screwed. Does anyone see this as simply a drive to make people to
upgrade to XP.
Yes. Also,
Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's all true, but the fact remains that people who have legally
> purchased the software are being penalized for being human. I have no
> problem with the proof of purchase or the $15,
Penalty being the proof and the $15.
>but the time frame
> Does anyone
> see this as simply a drive to make people to upgrade to XP.
>
And a drive for an easy $15 ;-)
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Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 12:00:23 -0500
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> > Does anyone
> > see this as simply a drive to make people to upgrade to XP.
> >
>
> And a drive for an easy $15 ;-)
>
gt;
> CW
>
>
> -Original message-
> From: "G.Waleed Kavalec" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 12:00:23 -0500
> To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: Re: [H] New MS rule
>
> > > Does anyone
> > > see
At 02:25 PM 05/05/2005, CW wrote:
Seriously (and here's where I will get catcalls) this is why I wish MS
-did- have a way to force more people to literally upgrade; If you're
still running Win98, etc. I'd prefer they almost say "sorry, we don't
support that product at all anymore"
They do for Wi
Thane Sherrington wrote:
But MS doesn't allow aftermarket, so that's not a fair comparison. If
all I do is Word Processing and Email, why should I have to upgrade my
Pentium 233 to XP (which would require a hardware upgrade as well?)
Keeping the auth number generator software costs MS nothing,
At 02:38 PM 05/05/2005, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
How can you be sure the support time is really covered by $15? These
problems go away of the customer keeps up with their own info...
Hmmm...
underpaid Indian worker gives fax number to caller - 3 minutes
looks at fax - 1 minute
Loads keygen progra
On 5/5/05, Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 02:38 PM 05/05/2005, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
>
> >How can you be sure the support time is really covered by $15? These
> >problems go away of the customer keeps up with their own info...
>
> Hmmm...
> underpaid Indian worker gives fax
Thane Sherrington wrote:
At 02:38 PM 05/05/2005, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
How can you be sure the support time is really covered by $15? These
problems go away of the customer keeps up with their own info...
Hmmm...
underpaid Indian worker gives fax number to caller - 3 minutes
looks at fax - 1
At 02:54 PM 05/05/2005, G.Waleed Kavalec wrote:
> Hmmm...
> underpaid Indian worker gives fax number to caller - 3 minutes
> looks at fax - 1 minute
> Loads keygen program - 30 seconds
> presses "Generate Key" - 2 seconds
> Writes down key number in email or letter to be faxed - 1 minute
> Sends fa
At 02:54 PM 05/05/2005, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
You really think those are all the costs involved? The generated income
must pay for *all* costs involved...
Oh Christ, Anthony, you win. MS is losing billions a year on this stuff,
I'm sure.
T
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Thane Sherrington wrote:
At 02:54 PM 05/05/2005, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
You really think those are all the costs involved? The generated
income must pay for *all* costs involved...
Oh Christ, Anthony, you win. MS is losing billions a year on this
stuff, I'm sure.
It it were a profit winner,
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> At 02:25 PM 05/05/2005, CW wrote:
> >Seriously (and here's where I will get catcalls) this is why I wish MS
> >-did- have a way to force more people to literally upgrade; If you're
> >still running Win98, etc. I'd prefer they alm
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From: "CW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Hardware List"
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [H] New MS rule
OK, I guess I've just missed the point.
Can anyone show me a single instance where MS has prosecuted a home
(note: this is for Windows98 only, and applies for initially legally valid
copies)
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OK, I guess I've just misse
ns of people
who have a key you can "use" then they ought to charge you $ for wasting
their time ;)
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It'll either make people upgrade or make people use a fake/pirated/stolen
number.
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Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 9:57 AM
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Th
FORC5 wrote:
customers should NOT need numbers, KEYS
SUCK. and always
have
IMO
>:-}
I agree.
customers should NOT need numbers, KEYS SUCK. and always
have
IMO
>:-}
At 06:58 AM 5/5/2005, Anthony Q. Martin Poked the stick with:
Thane Sherrington
wrote:
This is lovely. The new MS
rule on regenerating Auth numbers for people with CDs and lost
numbers. You fax in a proof of purchase (must b
I'm comming into this conversation way late... So are they charging for the KEY or the authentication number?On 5/5/05, Anthony Q. Martin <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
FORC5 wrote:
customers should NOT need numbers, KEYS
SUCK. and always
have
IMO
>:-}
I agree.
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From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Hardware List"
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [H] New MS rule/keys suck
Yes. Also, customers shouldn't lose those numbers. Why don't vendors
simply put a sticker on
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