B.S. Mandatory Registration for Whistler

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I think it is B.S. that MS is going to force you to register Whistler like they do for newer versions of Office 2K. What's even more B.S. is that the registration is per computer not per person, so if you upgrade your computer, you have to buy another copy of the OS. Another arrogant thing that MS assumes is that the new OS will be so stable that you never have to reinstall it.
 
Sounds like typical Microsoft crap, the only problem is that there is no other viable alternative at the moment, but the moment there is............

So long and thanks for all the fish
 
From what I read in Winmag.com, it HAS to be the exact same machine. You'll have to buy another copy if you change the CPU/mobo or if you upgrade to a new computer. It's all B.S.
 
It's a B.S. what you say, you have no ground to support yer wordz, so keep it for yerself.
The only thing you'll have to do is to re-register the same copy of OS that you have for the new system, so yer old record will be overwritten with the new one. That way you will not have an "opportunity" to use it on two machines at once (although if they are having the same hardware you might be "lucky" :O) Really symple that is.

its not too late yet... :smile:
 
I can't believe you would have to get a new copy eveytime you change a component. And if you can put it on a machine that you upgrade, why can't you just say you upgraded your entire machine when you are actually trying to put it on a different computer.

I don't think this is going to work well for Microsoft. There are too many gaps, hackers and crackers will find a way around this. Probably with a simple key generator.

I really don't see this as being a problem.
 
According to the Winmag.com column, it said that the MS end-user contract is per machine, not per user (an important distinction). So if you went through more than 2 machines or CPU/mobo upgrades, you would have to buy another copy of the OS. Ridiculous. The arrogance of MS will push users away to alternative operating systems.
 
All the software that is sold is sold per machine if you did not know that. In the license agreement you read that and click Yes to Agree... wharever...

By the way, it will not push users from Whistler, its too awesome to miss, hehe

its not too late yet... :smile:
 
i also heard whistler now has that ata file checker to make sure youre not copying software, like office for example. i think it doesnt let data be read from one ata device to another, like cd to cd copying, this worries me the most

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