news.com.com— The software maker releases an update to the operating system designed to thwart a workaround dubbed "frankenbuild."
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Well, if we stop the user from pirating it, we make them pay more for it, and so they are less likely to switch to Linux because they paid so much for Windows. In like with Steve Ballmer's comments, this makes them less likely to get sued for intellectual property violations, which is better for them.I guess it works...
Windows doesn't just slow down over time, but your hard drive does. Sounds like all you need is a good disk defragmentation (Diskeeper) and a careful scan of your startup entries.
when i baught xp several years ago. it introduced me to the hassle of windows product activation. i thought it was such a hassle. easier to just reinstall every 30 days. then in 2004 i baught my second copy of xp and i decided to keep on activating it. i have had several computers since then. and now they tell me that my serial number wont activate anymore because it has been used several times on several different machines.strangely it also says that on the copy that has not been activated. its strange that it would say that just as vista is coming out. i sense pre-planned obsolesence here. hum!
t3hxDec 15, 2006
Well, if we stop the user from pirating it, we make them pay more for it, and so they are less likely to switch to Linux because they paid so much for Windows. In like with Steve Ballmer's comments, this makes them less likely to get sued for intellectual property violations, which is better for them.I guess it works...
jugalatorDec 15, 2006
"why only a 6month activation? Doesn't it go any higher?"Nope. Tthat's how it works with KMS activations. After 180 days you have to reactivate again.
noddyxoiDec 15, 2006
@sams2100Mandrake merged with connectiva, they were not bought.And it's still the only linux distro that is usable by my high standards.
elranzerDec 15, 2006
Windows doesn't just slow down over time, but your hard drive does. Sounds like all you need is a good disk defragmentation (Diskeeper) and a careful scan of your startup entries.
gustavDec 15, 2006
Meanwhile all those Word vulnerabilities go unpatched. Priorities ;).
michaelpe2051Dec 15, 2006
when i baught xp several years ago. it introduced me to the hassle of windows product activation. i thought it was such a hassle. easier to just reinstall every 30 days. then in 2004 i baught my second copy of xp and i decided to keep on activating it. i have had several computers since then. and now they tell me that my serial number wont activate anymore because it has been used several times on several different machines.strangely it also says that on the copy that has not been activated. its strange that it would say that just as vista is coming out. i sense pre-planned obsolesence here. hum!
crazybritDec 15, 2006
Yeah, but it's still immoral and it's against the whole idea of open source.