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- crazyryan, on 11/02/2007, -15/+374Failure is not an option -- it comes bundled with Windows
- technoredneck, on 11/02/2007, -18/+308Haha, that's what you get when you buy software--or, excuse me, a so-called 'license' to use it [eyeroll]--from a company and agree it's okay for them to treat you as a criminal, rather than a customer. Any company that had even a shred of decency or competence wouldn't inconvenience their consumers with DRM and copy-protection measures, especially not when their stuff will probably still get pirated anyway.
- grexeo, on 10/30/2007, -29/+184Now I'm a Linux user I can only point and laugh. And laugh again.
- Quix, on 10/30/2007, -6/+134Microsoft's new Vista slogan:
"Where do you want to go today? No, seriously, that's not a rhetorical question: we need to know so we can decide to allow it or not."® - smaier, on 10/30/2007, -7/+103I had this happen to me when I updated my RAID array drivers. It would be great if a Nvidia or ATI driver updated caused this and after a new release Microsofts activation phone service was DDOS'd to death from all of the 100,000+ users whose machines de-activated.
- Krumm, on 10/30/2007, -2/+93FTA: "Additionally, it has been completely bypassed by pirates, so the one group it’s aimed at is sailing blissfully past in a wonderful world where activation doesn’t exist."
Bang on! It reams legitimate users for no reason, and the pirated versions are less hassle. - inactive, on 10/30/2007, -26/+113just waiting for the MS fanboys to defend this.
- e68895f, on 10/30/2007, -12/+77"Don't touch it, you may break it !!"
- new vista slogan - gen2ux, on 10/30/2007, -5/+69RAID = Redundant Array of Independent Drives
RAID array = Redundant Array of Independent Drives....array - krupert, on 10/30/2007, -1/+63I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer and most of our training is done using Virtual PC. This even happens to Virtual PCs that have Vista installed on them and are moved to a different host PC. Most of our training rooms have the same computers in them but it still forces me to reactivate the OS every time.
- Phocion55, on 10/30/2007, -2/+64The same thing happened to my car when I put in a new front headlight. I had to call the dealership and have them reactivate my car.
This activation scheme makes perfect sense. - bebopredux, on 10/30/2007, -18/+75And we hear that Linux is "not quite ready for the desktop"?
In their quest to become Engulf and Devour, MIcrosoft has instead watched OSX and Linux (specifically PCLInux OS, Ubuntu) become the OS's of choice for users who value being productive rather than quasi-professional trouble-shooters out of necessity.
Vista is the new Windows ME - inactive, on 10/25/2007, -13/+69No way, Apple bricked my phone! They're evil... Hold on a second, I think I walked into the wrong topic.
- gen2ux, on 10/30/2007, -3/+55This needs to be a T-shirt.
- CharlieXray, on 10/30/2007, -6/+50Come on people...Just say NO! to Vista...
- inactive, on 10/30/2007, -5/+47well since no version of the Mac OS has ever required activation, it's not the same thing.
- stevedusa, on 10/30/2007, -3/+43Already happened to me. Bought a copy, format, fresh install, activated... install mother board driver, reboot and it says it was deactivated because hardware change... try reactivate, won't let me, have to call them and... deactivated AGAIN after I updated the video card driver. After that? Went straight back to XP, same procedure, no deactivation.
Can't believe they treat everybody as a thief, even legit copy customers! One more reason no Vista for me. - zweben, on 10/30/2007, -4/+42You have an electric toilet?
- badassninja, on 10/24/2007, -6/+43What? You say that as if it was nothing. You shouldn't have to put up with that crap.
- paku, on 10/29/2007, -11/+47That's why my next upgrade from XP will probably be a Mac with XP on a secondary partition just in case I need to play a couple rounds of counter-strike.
Vista is the "Packard Bell" of operating systems. - kabewm, on 10/30/2007, -6/+41No way! Packard Bell was nowhere near as bad as Vista . . .
- inactive, on 10/24/2007, -7/+40How nice of them re activate the overpriced software you paid for....
- Vicujozobenaxod, on 10/30/2007, -2/+35WGA = fail. Unless you count illegitimate deactivations an "advantage".
- MadOgre, on 10/30/2007, -5/+36That's odd. My Mac and my Linux boxes never did anything like this. Then again neither did my XP boxes... of course the XP boxes were more subject to viruses and spyware.... Still haven't seen a reason to slidegrade to Vista.
- StudsTurkel, on 10/30/2007, -0/+31He was using a RIDS (Redundancy In Descriptive Statement) statement.
- grewell912, on 10/30/2007, -6/+36After reading the article I have decided to simply go ubunutu. Everybody at my workplace uses ubuntu (even our work computers are ubuntu based). I think I am / was the last windows person there.
Unhappy FORMER windows customer - MarkOfTheDead, on 10/29/2007, -1/+30You aren't drinking enough of it.
- Seannaz453, on 10/30/2007, -8/+36Lol, Vista....
- MiddleOfNowhere, on 10/30/2007, -4/+32What Microsoft does here is simply the definition of anal-retentiveness.
Vista: "O *****, oh *****, something’s changed. New driver? Bah, probably pirated. I might not be on the original system anymore. Heck, I’m probably on some acne-riddled kid’s basement PC right now. Oh God. I’m gonna hide in here and lock myself up. Better safe than sorry."
This is so pathetic. - objectcode, on 10/30/2007, -2/+29what the hell are you doing that you have to swap out hardware on a weekly basis?
- kag9000, on 10/29/2007, -6/+31This is why linux is so great, no serial, no overpriced hardware, just pop the CD in and install
- iplayfast, on 10/30/2007, -6/+31I'm starting to pity Microsoft's users.
- rudy23, on 10/24/2007, -1/+26i just read that only my LCD Display
- Winters, on 10/24/2007, -1/+26To continue using the RAID array, please enter your PIN number when prompted by the LCD display.
- wildsnake, on 10/24/2007, -4/+26So what's the problem? Why doesn't the 40 billion dollar man fix it through a patch?
- ericdano, on 10/30/2007, -14/+36Another reason Ballmer will not get my money and Jobs gets more of it Friday........
- WaterMedia, on 10/30/2007, -8/+30Hello point. Goodbye point.
(He clearly missed that key item didn't he?) - zadadka, on 10/30/2007, -1/+23"Where do you want to STOP 0x0000007f Today?"
- itsbob, on 10/30/2007, -4/+26WOW
- Azuroth, on 10/24/2007, -1/+23That comment was so great, I'll give you 20 bucks, just as soon as I get it from this here ATM Machine
- inactive, on 10/25/2007, -3/+25Ubuntu doesn't require that....
- gcnaddict, on 10/25/2007, -0/+20That was WGA.
- macslut, on 10/30/2007, -1/+21Funny, when I replaced my headlight, I didn't have to call a dealer for reactivation. Does it make a difference that I stole my car?
- gcnaddict, on 10/30/2007, -0/+20We're not. We already ranted them out for screwing up Windows Update.
True fanboys call out the errors caused by those they are fans of. Mindlessly defending every mistake isn't the attitude of a fanboy. It's the attitude of an idiot. - Cyber_Akuma, on 10/29/2007, -12/+32I can't wait to run 95% of my games on Leopard on a computer I built out of parts I chose myself
Oh wait..... - objectcode, on 10/25/2007, -2/+22but you have the option to recompile the kernel
- kingygk, on 10/30/2007, -9/+29This makes me want to get a mac book pro more and more ! I am dreading the fact that I paid 400 dollars for the Windows Ultimate version I cant even use with my nvidia nforce2 motherboard!
- directive0, on 10/30/2007, -2/+21I know I'll get dug down. But man, that was ***** stellar.
- m3t00, on 10/25/2007, -0/+19I think "regreting" is the word you were dreading to use.
- ucg1, on 10/30/2007, -8/+27FTW = For the Worst
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