Re: No to product activation

Posted: 09-05-2006, 10:37 PM

Donald L McDaniel

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On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 05:47:26 GMT, "UVP" <no1@home.today> wrote:

>
>"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <ronv@mvps.org> wrote in message
>news:el4hhlWnGHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>3. Yes, Microsoft is a monopoly, but being a monopoly is not a crime.
>
>Yes it is dumbass, and Microsoft have already been fined for monopolistic
>practices.
>

Sorry, EuroTrash, but Microsoft has NOT been "fined for monopolistic
practices". They HAVE been fined for "unlawful" (actually,
"mercenary") monopolistic practices.

By the way, EuroTrash, why don't you learn to use a SINGULAR verb with
a CORPORATE noun, rather than an idiotic PLURAL verb with a CORPORATE
noun?

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Responses to "Re: No to product activation"

RJK

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Re: No to product activation

Posted: 07-02-2006, 12:54 AM

What a crock of s**t !
For all it's faults, and for all the crap talked about a MS monopoly,
Windows is LOVELY !

( ...except for that stupid Windows Validation registry key that I got rid
of, then had to put back in ! )

regards, Richard

"Tarquin Mills" <person@use.net> wrote in message
news:5875d53f4e.Usenet@localhost.local...

> Dear All,
> As Microsoft have a complete commercial monopoly it is time to break the
> Product Activation system. MS software prices could be regulated by
> government e.g. Oftel regulated BT telephone call charges. Or it could be
> made free for consumer or very heavy price reductions for everyone. As MS
> has alot money in it's bank account and does little actual development,
> I propose to put MS product activation codes on the Internet starting
> with this Windows 95 one ID# 05697-OEM-0019182-74655, please send me your
> codes and I will post them on alt.destroy.microsoft and put them on
> www.rebootcampaign.org.uk
>
> No I will not give into TPM, Bill.
> --
> The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should start an investigation
> into Microsoft's monopoly, http://www.petitiononline.com/oftsucks/
> Reboot Movement (An Anti-Wintel Campaign),
> http://www.rebootmovement.org.uk
> Court case complete, http://www.windowshaters.co.uk

Bruce Chambers

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Re: No to product activation

Posted: 07-02-2006, 01:22 AM

Tarquin Mills wrote:

> Dear All,
> As Microsoft have a complete commercial monopoly ...

What's it like to go through life completely out of touch with reality?
i bet you still live with (i.e., sponge off) your parents, don't you?

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HeyBub

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Re: No to product activation

Posted: 07-02-2006, 02:04 AM

Tarquin Mills wrote:

> Dear All,
> As Microsoft have a complete commercial monopoly it is time to break
> the Product Activation system. MS software prices could be regulated
> by government e.g. Oftel regulated BT telephone call charges. Or it
> could be made free for consumer or very heavy price reductions for
> everyone. As MS has alot money in it's bank account and does little
> actual development, I propose to put MS product activation codes on
> the Internet starting with this Windows 95 one ID#
> 05697-OEM-0019182-74655, please send me your codes and I will post
> them on alt.destroy.microsoft and put them on
> www.rebootcampaign.org.uk
>

The government is not the solution. True, Microsoft could be regulated like
BT. But then, the United States (and by extension, the rest of the world)
wouldn't HAVE Windows. In its place would be something designed by the
telephone company, say, UNIX.

There was a time, not so very long ago, when, with every tolling of the hour
by Big Ben, the British Ensign was being hoisted at dawn somewhere on the
globe. Now, with every tick of the Atomic Clock at the National Bureau of
Standards, somewhere on the earth Microsoft Windows displays its opening
logo (often for the fifteenth time of the day).

Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User

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Re: No to product activation

Posted: 07-02-2006, 02:14 AM

Norwich says NO to Windows?..

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"Tarquin Mills" <person@use.net> wrote in message
news:5875d53f4e.Usenet@localhost.local...

> Dear All,
> As Microsoft have a complete commercial monopoly it is time to break the
> Product Activation system. MS software prices could be regulated by
> government e.g. Oftel regulated BT telephone call charges. Or it could be
> made free for consumer or very heavy price reductions for everyone. As MS
> has alot money in it's bank account and does little actual development,
> I propose to put MS product activation codes on the Internet starting
> with this Windows 95 one ID# 05697-OEM-0019182-74655, please send me your
> codes and I will post them on alt.destroy.microsoft and put them on
> www.rebootcampaign.org.uk
>
> No I will not give into TPM, Bill.
> --
> The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should start an investigation
> into Microsoft's monopoly, http://www.petitiononline.com/oftsucks/
> Reboot Movement (An Anti-Wintel Campaign),
> http://www.rebootmovement.org.uk
> Court case complete, http://www.windowshaters.co.uk

Doug Knox MS-MVP

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Re: No to product activation

Posted: 07-02-2006, 04:14 AM

Let's see how long it takes MS's legal department in the UK to track you down through your ISP.

Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:04:51 GMT
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X-Trace: newsfe4-gui.ntli.net 1151795091 82.31.182.181 (Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:04:51 BST)

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"Tarquin Mills" <person@use.net> wrote in message news:5875d53f4e.Usenet@localhost.local...

> Dear All,
> As Microsoft have a complete commercial monopoly it is time to break the
> Product Activation system. MS software prices could be regulated by
> government e.g. Oftel regulated BT telephone call charges. Or it could be
> made free for consumer or very heavy price reductions for everyone. As MS
> has alot money in it's bank account and does little actual development,
> I propose to put MS product activation codes on the Internet starting
> with this Windows 95 one ID# 05697-OEM-0019182-74655, please send me your
> codes and I will post them on alt.destroy.microsoft and put them on
> www.rebootcampaign.org.uk
>
> No I will not give into TPM, Bill.
> --
> The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should start an investigation
> into Microsoft's monopoly, http://www.petitiononline.com/oftsucks/
> Reboot Movement (An Anti-Wintel Campaign), http://www.rebootmovement.org.uk
> Court case complete, http://www.windowshaters.co.uk

Charlie Tame

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Re: No to product activation

Posted: 07-02-2006, 06:47 AM

Shouldn't think they'll bother Doug, appears to be more of a threat to
himself than to Microsoft

Wasn't "Tarquin" one of the contestants in Monty Python's "Upper Class Twit
of the Year" sketch?

Charlie

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:e0yOwWYnGHA.4648@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Let's see how long it takes MS's legal department in the UK to track you
down through your ISP.

Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:04:51 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.31.182.181
X-Trace: newsfe4-gui.ntli.net 1151795091 82.31.182.181 (Sun, 02 Jul 2006
00:04:51 BST)

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Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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"Tarquin Mills" <person@use.net> wrote in message
news:5875d53f4e.Usenet@localhost.local...

> Dear All,
> As Microsoft have a complete commercial monopoly it is time to break the
> Product Activation system. MS software prices could be regulated by
> government e.g. Oftel regulated BT telephone call charges. Or it could be
> made free for consumer or very heavy price reductions for everyone. As MS
> has alot money in it's bank account and does little actual development,
> I propose to put MS product activation codes on the Internet starting
> with this Windows 95 one ID# 05697-OEM-0019182-74655, please send me your
> codes and I will post them on alt.destroy.microsoft and put them on
> www.rebootcampaign.org.uk
>
> No I will not give into TPM, Bill.
> --
> The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should start an investigation
> into Microsoft's monopoly, http://www.petitiononline.com/oftsucks/
> Reboot Movement (An Anti-Wintel Campaign),
> http://www.rebootmovement.org.uk
> Court case complete, http://www.windowshaters.co.uk

Doug Knox MS-MVP

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Re: No to product activation

Posted: 07-02-2006, 08:15 AM

Dunno, MP is too stoopid for me

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"Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message news:e4LcyrZnGHA.1808@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Shouldn't think they'll bother Doug, appears to be more of a threat to
> himself than to Microsoft
>
> Wasn't "Tarquin" one of the contestants in Monty Python's "Upper Class Twit
> of the Year" sketch?
>
> Charlie
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:e0yOwWYnGHA.4648@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Let's see how long it takes MS's legal department in the UK to track you
> down through your ISP.
>
> Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:04:51 GMT
> NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.31.182.181
> X-Trace: newsfe4-gui.ntli.net 1151795091 82.31.182.181 (Sun, 02 Jul 2006
> 00:04:51 BST)
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> "Tarquin Mills" <person@use.net> wrote in message
> news:5875d53f4e.Usenet@localhost.local...
>> Dear All,
>> As Microsoft have a complete commercial monopoly it is time to break the
>> Product Activation system. MS software prices could be regulated by
>> government e.g. Oftel regulated BT telephone call charges. Or it could be
>> made free for consumer or very heavy price reductions for everyone. As MS
>> has alot money in it's bank account and does little actual development,
>> I propose to put MS product activation codes on the Internet starting
>> with this Windows 95 one ID# 05697-OEM-0019182-74655, please send me your
>> codes and I will post them on alt.destroy.microsoft and put them on
>> www.rebootcampaign.org.uk
>>
>> No I will not give into TPM, Bill.
>> --
>> The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should start an investigation
>> into Microsoft's monopoly, http://www.petitiononline.com/oftsucks/
>> Reboot Movement (An Anti-Wintel Campaign),
>> http://www.rebootmovement.org.uk
>> Court case complete, http://www.windowshaters.co.uk
>
>

Tarquin Mills

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Re: No to product activation

Posted: 07-03-2006, 11:20 AM

In message <e0yOwWYnGHA.4648@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote:

> Let's see how long it takes MS's legal department in the UK to track
> you down through your ISP.
>
> Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:04:51 GMT
> NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.31.182.181
> X-Trace: newsfe4-gui.ntli.net 1151795091 82.31.182.181 (Sun, 02 Jul
> 2006 00:04:51 BST)

I am yet to here from them, if MS come on here I will give them my contact
details.
--
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should start an investigation
into Microsoft's monopoly, http://www.petitiononline.com/oftsucks/
Reboot Movement (An Anti-Wintel Campaign), http://www.rebootmovement.org.uk
Court case complete, http://www.windowshaters.co.uk

Tarquin Mills

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Re: No to product activation

Posted: 07-04-2006, 05:57 PM

In message <cf0997404e.Usenet@localhost.local>
Tarquin Mills <person@use.net> wrote:

> In message <e0yOwWYnGHA.4648@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote:
> > Let's see how long it takes MS's legal department in the UK to track
> > you down through your ISP.
> >
> > Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:04:51 GMT
> > NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.31.182.181
> > X-Trace: newsfe4-gui.ntli.net 1151795091 82.31.182.181 (Sun, 02 Jul
> > 2006 00:04:51 BST)
>
> I am yet to here from them, if MS come on here I will give them my contact
> details.

Today I rang Microsoft UK to ask if an advert with a Window XP
Activation code is printed in a newspaper, would it be OK, or whether they
would take legal action? Microsoft said that they would not, and when I
double checked they said they record all calls therefore it is MS view.
--
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should start an investigation
into Microsoft's monopoly, http://www.petitiononline.com/oftsucks/
Reboot Movement (An Anti-Wintel Campaign), http://www.rebootmovement.org.uk
Court case complete, http://www.windowshaters.co.uk

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