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"Alias" showed his hand...

> The ONLY people who have to prove they're not a thief are paying

> customers. Not one cracked version of XP or Vista needs activation you

> moron!

>

> Alias

 

 

You're assuming Vista works without activation. Either you don't know and

just think so because someone else says so, or you _are_ a thief. Plain and

simple, even for you.

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    "Alias" showed his hand...

    > The ONLY people who have to prove they're not a thief are paying

    > customers. Not one cracked version of XP or Vista needs activation you

    > moron!

    >

    > Alias

     

     

    You're assuming Vista works without activation. Either you don't know and

    just think so because someone else says so, or you _are_ a thief. Plain and

    simple, even for you.

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    "Alias" offered...

    > And many will and are going to Open Source. I just found out about another

    > friend of mine who nuked Windows XP and went to Ubuntu. He's a computer

    > tech and, after seeing what Beryl and Ubuntu can do, asked himself "Why

    > did I wait so long?"

    >

     

    A real "computer tech" can handle Linux, but the newbies you claim to help

    are sometimes overwhelmed setting up email. By all means, personally set up

    Linux systems for people in the real world, but don't assume the average

    _windows_ user can install any OS.

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    "Alias" offered...

    > And many will and are going to Open Source. I just found out about another

    > friend of mine who nuked Windows XP and went to Ubuntu. He's a computer

    > tech and, after seeing what Beryl and Ubuntu can do, asked himself "Why

    > did I wait so long?"

    >

     

    A real "computer tech" can handle Linux, but the newbies you claim to help

    are sometimes overwhelmed setting up email. By all means, personally set up

    Linux systems for people in the real world, but don't assume the average

    _windows_ user can install any OS.

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    "MICHAEL" explined...

    > Over 90% of Microsoft OS sales are OEM. The vast majority

    > of those sales are to the big guys. Most users get the OS as

    > part of a new computer. So, it seems most of Microsoft's

    > anti-piracy schemes are aimed at those who buy the OS retail.

    > Out of that small percentage- how many of those folks are

    > thieves? All these resources aimed at a very small percentage

    > of users, and these schemes have done absolutely nothing to

    > stop the real pirates..... nothing. ROI.

    >

    > Over a year ago, I stopped at this First Union Bank (now Wachovia).

    > To enter the bank you had to go through one door, that door had

    > to shut, then a red light changed to green on another door before

    > you could enter the bank. It was the same when leaving the bank.

    > I asked the teller about it and she said it was a trial thing, and they

    > may implement it at other bank branches. Went back to this bank

    > a few months later and those security doors were gone. I asked

    > about it, and was told that the customers hated it. The teller said

    > some customers told her it made them uncomfortable and when

    > the bank got busy, the doors couldn't keep up with the traffic.

    > The teller said the trial was stopped. Too many complaints and wasn't

    > cost efficient. Sound familiar?

    >

     

    Good example. Now we just have to wait for M$ to figure it out. -)

     

    I'm not saying activation is good or bad, but it hardly seems worth the big

    debate, except to those that upgrade hardware, bios or drivers often, or

    mess with things too much so they have to reinstall. Buying components a few

    t a time makes sense, but I always upgrade as much as possible at once right

    before a clean install of any OS.

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    "MICHAEL" explined...

    > Over 90% of Microsoft OS sales are OEM. The vast majority

    > of those sales are to the big guys. Most users get the OS as

    > part of a new computer. So, it seems most of Microsoft's

    > anti-piracy schemes are aimed at those who buy the OS retail.

    > Out of that small percentage- how many of those folks are

    > thieves? All these resources aimed at a very small percentage

    > of users, and these schemes have done absolutely nothing to

    > stop the real pirates..... nothing. ROI.

    >

    > Over a year ago, I stopped at this First Union Bank (now Wachovia).

    > To enter the bank you had to go through one door, that door had

    > to shut, then a red light changed to green on another door before

    > you could enter the bank. It was the same when leaving the bank.

    > I asked the teller about it and she said it was a trial thing, and they

    > may implement it at other bank branches. Went back to this bank

    > a few months later and those security doors were gone. I asked

    > about it, and was told that the customers hated it. The teller said

    > some customers told her it made them uncomfortable and when

    > the bank got busy, the doors couldn't keep up with the traffic.

    > The teller said the trial was stopped. Too many complaints and wasn't

    > cost efficient. Sound familiar?

    >

     

    Good example. Now we just have to wait for M$ to figure it out. -)

     

    I'm not saying activation is good or bad, but it hardly seems worth the big

    debate, except to those that upgrade hardware, bios or drivers often, or

    mess with things too much so they have to reinstall. Buying components a few

    t a time makes sense, but I always upgrade as much as possible at once right

    before a clean install of any OS.

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    here@home.again wrote:

    > "Alias" showed his hand...

    >

    >>The ONLY people who have to prove they're not a thief are paying

    >>customers. Not one cracked version of XP or Vista needs activation you

    >>moron!

    >>

    >>Alias

    >

    >

    >

    > You're assuming Vista works without activation. Either you don't know and

    > just think so because someone else says so, or you _are_ a thief. Plain and

    > simple, even for you.

    >

    >

    hehehe...good one! :-)

    Frank

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    here@home.again wrote:

    > "Alias" showed his hand...

    >

    >>The ONLY people who have to prove they're not a thief are paying

    >>customers. Not one cracked version of XP or Vista needs activation you

    >>moron!

    >>

    >>Alias

    >

    >

    >

    > You're assuming Vista works without activation. Either you don't know and

    > just think so because someone else says so, or you _are_ a thief. Plain and

    > simple, even for you.

    >

    >

    hehehe...good one! :-)

    Frank

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    Alias wrote:

    > Frank wrote:

    >

    >> Adam Albright wrote:

    >>

    >>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:36:31 +0200, Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.li>

    >>> wrote:

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>> Frank wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>>> I certainly don't consider myself a thief just because I have to

    >>>>> activate my software. That thought would never even enter my mind!

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>> Um, it's MS that thinks you're a thief until you prove otherwise. MS

    >>>> could care less what you think.

    >>>>

    >>>> Alias

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>

    >>> Leave it to Frankie to get it backwards. -)

    >>>

    >>

    >> Leave to georgie-boy to totally misunderstand what is going on.

    >> Have you always been this lost?

    >> Frank

    >

    >

    > You're the one who's lost, Frankie Boy. Not one pirate has to activate

    > which throws your theory right out the windows.

    >

    > Alias

     

    You'll never get it will you duffus?

    Frank

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    Alias wrote:

    > Frank wrote:

    >

    >> Adam Albright wrote:

    >>

    >>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:36:31 +0200, Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.li>

    >>> wrote:

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>> Frank wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>>> I certainly don't consider myself a thief just because I have to

    >>>>> activate my software. That thought would never even enter my mind!

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>> Um, it's MS that thinks you're a thief until you prove otherwise. MS

    >>>> could care less what you think.

    >>>>

    >>>> Alias

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>

    >>> Leave it to Frankie to get it backwards. -)

    >>>

    >>

    >> Leave to georgie-boy to totally misunderstand what is going on.

    >> Have you always been this lost?

    >> Frank

    >

    >

    > You're the one who's lost, Frankie Boy. Not one pirate has to activate

    > which throws your theory right out the windows.

    >

    > Alias

     

    You'll never get it will you duffus?

    Frank

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    here@home.again wrote:

    > "Alias" showed his hand...

    >> The ONLY people who have to prove they're not a thief are paying

    >> customers. Not one cracked version of XP or Vista needs activation you

    >> moron!

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    >

    > You're assuming Vista works without activation.

     

    It's common knowledge that that's been cracked.

     

    Snip the usual unfounded insults.

     

    Alias

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    here@home.again wrote:

    > "Alias" showed his hand...

    >> The ONLY people who have to prove they're not a thief are paying

    >> customers. Not one cracked version of XP or Vista needs activation you

    >> moron!

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    >

    > You're assuming Vista works without activation.

     

    It's common knowledge that that's been cracked.

     

    Snip the usual unfounded insults.

     

    Alias

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    Frank wrote:

    > here@home.again wrote:

    >

    >> "Alias" showed his hand...

    >>

    >>> The ONLY people who have to prove they're not a thief are paying

    >>> customers. Not one cracked version of XP or Vista needs activation

    >>> you moron!

    >>>

    >>> Alias

    >>

    >>

    >>

    >> You're assuming Vista works without activation. Either you don't know

    >> and just think so because someone else says so, or you _are_ a thief.

    >> Plain and simple, even for you.

    >>

    > hehehe...good one! :-)

    > Frank

     

    We know you like lies that insult so what else is new?

     

    Alias

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    Frank wrote:

    > here@home.again wrote:

    >

    >> "Alias" showed his hand...

    >>

    >>> The ONLY people who have to prove they're not a thief are paying

    >>> customers. Not one cracked version of XP or Vista needs activation

    >>> you moron!

    >>>

    >>> Alias

    >>

    >>

    >>

    >> You're assuming Vista works without activation. Either you don't know

    >> and just think so because someone else says so, or you _are_ a thief.

    >> Plain and simple, even for you.

    >>

    > hehehe...good one! :-)

    > Frank

     

    We know you like lies that insult so what else is new?

     

    Alias

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    Frank wrote:

    > Alias wrote:

    >

    >> Frank wrote:

    >>

    >>> Adam Albright wrote:

    >>>

    >>>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:36:31 +0200, Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.li>

    >>>> wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>>> Frank wrote:

    >>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>>> I certainly don't consider myself a thief just because I have to

    >>>>>> activate my software. That thought would never even enter my mind!

    >>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Um, it's MS that thinks you're a thief until you prove otherwise.

    >>>>> MS could care less what you think.

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Alias

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>> Leave it to Frankie to get it backwards. -)

    >>>>

    >>>

    >>> Leave to georgie-boy to totally misunderstand what is going on.

    >>> Have you always been this lost?

    >>> Frank

    >>

    >>

    >> You're the one who's lost, Frankie Boy. Not one pirate has to activate

    >> which throws your theory right out the windows.

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    > You'll never get it will you duffus?

    > Frank

     

    No, you will never get it because you're too stupid.

     

    Alias

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    Frank wrote:

    > Alias wrote:

    >

    >> Frank wrote:

    >>

    >>> Adam Albright wrote:

    >>>

    >>>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:36:31 +0200, Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.li>

    >>>> wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>>> Frank wrote:

    >>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>>> I certainly don't consider myself a thief just because I have to

    >>>>>> activate my software. That thought would never even enter my mind!

    >>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Um, it's MS that thinks you're a thief until you prove otherwise.

    >>>>> MS could care less what you think.

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Alias

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>> Leave it to Frankie to get it backwards. -)

    >>>>

    >>>

    >>> Leave to georgie-boy to totally misunderstand what is going on.

    >>> Have you always been this lost?

    >>> Frank

    >>

    >>

    >> You're the one who's lost, Frankie Boy. Not one pirate has to activate

    >> which throws your theory right out the windows.

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    > You'll never get it will you duffus?

    > Frank

     

    No, you will never get it because you're too stupid.

     

    Alias

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    here@home.again wrote:

    > "Alias" offered...

    >> And many will and are going to Open Source. I just found out about another

    >> friend of mine who nuked Windows XP and went to Ubuntu. He's a computer

    >> tech and, after seeing what Beryl and Ubuntu can do, asked himself "Why

    >> did I wait so long?"

    >>

    >

    > A real "computer tech" can handle Linux, but the newbies you claim to help

    > are sometimes overwhelmed setting up email. By all means, personally set up

    > Linux systems for people in the real world, but don't assume the average

    > _windows_ user can install any OS.

    >

    >

     

    So, we install it for them and, unlike others, show them how to do it.

    It's MUCH easier than Windows to install.

     

    Of course, you are changing the subject to try and trot out a straw man

    but what else is new?

     

    Alias

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    here@home.again wrote:

    > "Alias" offered...

    >> And many will and are going to Open Source. I just found out about another

    >> friend of mine who nuked Windows XP and went to Ubuntu. He's a computer

    >> tech and, after seeing what Beryl and Ubuntu can do, asked himself "Why

    >> did I wait so long?"

    >>

    >

    > A real "computer tech" can handle Linux, but the newbies you claim to help

    > are sometimes overwhelmed setting up email. By all means, personally set up

    > Linux systems for people in the real world, but don't assume the average

    > _windows_ user can install any OS.

    >

    >

     

    So, we install it for them and, unlike others, show them how to do it.

    It's MUCH easier than Windows to install.

     

    Of course, you are changing the subject to try and trot out a straw man

    but what else is new?

     

    Alias

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    Alias wrote:

     

     

    .......It's MUCH easier than Windows to install....

     

    -----------------------------------------------------

     

    BS liar!

    Sorry pal, but that's one big lie!

    Frank

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    Alias wrote:

     

     

    .......It's MUCH easier than Windows to install....

     

    -----------------------------------------------------

     

    BS liar!

    Sorry pal, but that's one big lie!

    Frank

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    "Alias" vowed...

    > It's common knowledge that that's been cracked.

    >

    > Snip the usual unfounded insults.

    >

    > Alias

     

     

    Common knowledge? You mean you read it in someone's blog? On the Internet?

    The same place that stores Wiki's and blonde jokes? I became an ordained

    minister online with just a printer! Anyone that believes half the garbage

    posted by other idiots online should buy time shares online, too. Dense!

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    "Alias" vowed...

    > It's common knowledge that that's been cracked.

    >

    > Snip the usual unfounded insults.

    >

    > Alias

     

     

    Common knowledge? You mean you read it in someone's blog? On the Internet?

    The same place that stores Wiki's and blonde jokes? I became an ordained

    minister online with just a printer! Anyone that believes half the garbage

    posted by other idiots online should buy time shares online, too. Dense!

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    here@home.again wrote:

    > "Alias" vowed...

    >> It's common knowledge that that's been cracked.

    >>

    >> Snip the usual unfounded insults.

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    >

    > Common knowledge?

     

    For those in the know, obviously not you.

    > You mean you read it in someone's blog? On the Internet?

     

    No.

    > The same place that stores Wiki's and blonde jokes? I became an ordained

    > minister online with just a printer! Anyone that believes half the garbage

    > posted by other idiots online should buy time shares online, too. Dense!

    >

    >

     

    I've personally seen a copy of a cracked Vista. No activation needed.

    Sooo, once again, sigh, the only people inconvenienced by WPA and WGA

    are paying customers and the pirates just laugh.

     

    It didn't stop the pirates with XP, OS or Office, and it isn't stopping

    them with Vista.

     

    Alias

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    here@home.again wrote:

    > "Alias" vowed...

    >> It's common knowledge that that's been cracked.

    >>

    >> Snip the usual unfounded insults.

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    >

    > Common knowledge?

     

    For those in the know, obviously not you.

    > You mean you read it in someone's blog? On the Internet?

     

    No.

    > The same place that stores Wiki's and blonde jokes? I became an ordained

    > minister online with just a printer! Anyone that believes half the garbage

    > posted by other idiots online should buy time shares online, too. Dense!

    >

    >

     

    I've personally seen a copy of a cracked Vista. No activation needed.

    Sooo, once again, sigh, the only people inconvenienced by WPA and WGA

    are paying customers and the pirates just laugh.

     

    It didn't stop the pirates with XP, OS or Office, and it isn't stopping

    them with Vista.

     

    Alias

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    Frank wrote:

    > Alias wrote:

    >

    >

    > ......It's MUCH easier than Windows to install....

    >

    > -----------------------------------------------------

    >

    > BS liar!

     

    Not BS.

    > Sorry pal, but that's one big lie!

    > Frank

     

    Sorry, pay, but you're wrong (again)

     

    On this very computer, it took me a couple of days to install Windows

    XP, Office and all my programs. Ubuntu took less than three hours,

    including all the updates, programs, Beryl, gDesklets, etc.

     

    Just because you're too stoopid to install Ubuntu doesn't mean that

    everyone is as much a lamer as you are.

     

    Alias

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