massahwahl
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BTW, you received a Warning, not an infraction. There is a difference.
Oh! Shoot, sorry man
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BTW, you received a Warning, not an infraction. There is a difference.
Right well just to throw a spanner in the works, .... what happens if someone brings their OEM pc to you to be reinstalled after a virus attack?
Because I use my own OS disks and when I sometimes have to phone M$(india) I tell them it was due to a virus attack/OS corruption and they just redo the product key.
yes they do and they tie it into the one on the PC case(reactivate it)They dont make you give them a previous OS key or anything like that? They just give you a new key?
why N America when I live in United Kingdom where laws are different?
That's reasonable, however i think it would be better if you spoke to someone from North America about it. As they would be able to clearly understand you and there wouldn't a language barrier.
Microsoft should offer the ability to go online, enter your product key, validate it, then allow you to download an ISO with the latest Service Pack. Although I believe it's the responsibility of the license holder to backup their disk and protect it, I don't see anything wrong with making it as easy as possible to legally obtain a replacement installation pack.
Ninja, you should reply to the email and see if they offer anything like that. I doubt it, but I'd like to at least read her response.
They want to do that, but they want to charge you a subscription fee. Would you be willing to pay say $150/year for that service?
No, I wouldn't. Outside of this subscription scheme, they should allow license holders to download replacements for free, so long as the holder can provide sufficient evidence that they own the copy. Nothing is fraud-proof, but I'm sure they could come up with a fair system... if they wanted to.
No, I wouldn't. Outside of this subscription scheme, they should allow license holders to download replacements for free, so long as the holder can provide sufficient evidence that they own the copy. Nothing is fraud-proof, but I'm sure they could come up with a fair system... if they wanted to.
Bandwidth, servers, power and other utilities plus the labor to upkeep is not free. A subscription fee would almost be a must in their views.
Heres what I think. You may not have violated the EULA, But in Microsoft's eyes you did. Is Torrenting illegal? In the USA thats debatable, but in Canada it is. I live in the US and so far have not been contacted about it. If the police show up at my house with a warrant, thats one thing. But if it's some slack jaw from a film/music/software/game company with out a warrant, he wont be in business much longer. This is just my opinion and nothing more.
What would the government rather do? Fight cyber terrorism or see if Joe Shmoe torrent the latest movie/music?
Microsoft should offer the ability to go online, enter your product key, validate it, then allow you to download an ISO with the latest Service Pack. Although I believe it's the responsibility of the license holder to backup their disk and protect it, I don't see anything wrong with making it as easy as possible to legally obtain a replacement installation pack.
Ninja, you should reply to the email and see if they offer anything like that. I doubt it, but I'd like to at least read her response.
Is Torrenting illegal? In the USA thats debatable, but in Canada it is.