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I left windows for linux after W2K--I would not install XP with its activation. And guess what--two friends who laughed at me then are now asking me about linux after having followed the saga of WGA.
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Good luck getting your hour with the Microsoft WGA team  Yodaddy | 08/10/06
For any MS MVP who's lurking  ebrke | 08/10/06
Thanks  nizuse | 08/10/06
True Stories:  Linux_4u! | 08/10/06
Wonder How Her Supervisor Feels About This  itanalyst | 08/10/06
Microsoft  swoopee | 08/10/06
Microsoft  pkrdk | 08/10/06
Microsoft  nomorems | 08/10/06
promoted  darkmoonman | 08/10/06
I pray someone can get them to take there hands of there ears  troubled241 | 08/10/06
You , my friend, are not the most dexterous speaker...  Yodaddy | 08/10/06
Blocking Tools  gdude@... | 08/31/06
Linux fans must be salivating  jamesdivine | 08/10/06
it was spyware when it was first rolled out...  ~doolittle~ | 08/10/06
Yes we are! It is a glorious day with many new recruits.  IceTheNet@... | 08/10/06
The real McCoy  ehwood | 08/10/06
Just because you own a apple doesn't make it better than linux or windows  IceTheNet@... | 08/11/06
Think again.  fde101 | 02/28/07
there's the door  Scott W | 08/11/06
wiping chin  bitfuzzy | 08/10/06
Don't get me started on their drm  alandee4 | 08/10/06
READ THE EULA !  pkrdk | 08/10/06
BS  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Well, there's this:  tic swayback | 08/10/06
That's not the license for Windows  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
I thought WMP was part of the OS  tic swayback | 08/10/06
there's a similar line in the windows EULA  Scott W | 08/11/06
PS: OS Components does not equal Windows  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Yes, read the EULA  tic swayback | 08/10/06
No it doesn't  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Doesn't it?  tic swayback | 08/10/06
Hmmm...  nomorems | 08/10/06
That language is from five years ago!  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Better  tic swayback | 08/10/06
Think you been spanked  Linux User 147560 | 08/10/06
Nope  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Go re-read this thread  tic swayback | 08/10/06
If you accept the WMP license agreement  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
What is a "security related update"?  tic swayback | 08/10/06
Quote the current license, please  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Ed is an MS Shill  nomorems | 08/10/06
They don't make shills like they used to  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/11/06
don't forget  Scott W | 08/11/06
Painful experience  Roger Ramjet | 08/10/06
Yep, eventually he will only be able to connect to "Buy It Now" at Microsof  Yodaddy | 08/10/06
Well, DUH!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
History  ehwood | 08/10/06
HAVE YOU VERIFIED THIS?  dave.leigh@... | 08/10/06
Info  Roger Ramjet | 08/10/06
Microsoft FUDs itself  FamilyManFirst | 08/10/06
Easy out  pkrdk | 08/10/06
You still don't get it, Ed  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
Looking at their bank account...  jasonp@... | 08/10/06
Hard part, easy part  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
Leopard changing his spots?  Real World | 08/10/06
Credit where due  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
Absolutely correct  ehwood | 08/10/06
Respect  tic swayback | 08/10/06
Agreed. n/t  firehound | 08/10/06
Agreed (NT)  nomorems | 08/10/06
to be fair  Scott W | 08/11/06
Right, I will add something  troubled241 | 08/18/06
Sigh  frgough | 08/10/06
The shop called  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
Nobody likes paying taxes  clockmendergb@... | 08/10/06
Sad but true...  european | 08/10/06
in a couple years?  shraven | 08/10/06
I'd prefer the blow jobs over G.W.  european | 08/10/06
don't knock america  balaknair | 08/11/06
Dumb and Dumber  plumnilly | 08/11/06
What does (STEMCELL) research gotta do withM$  alandee4 | 08/10/06
Not quite  tic swayback | 08/10/06
I just love it ...  Media-Ted@... | 08/11/06
Typical Eurotrash thinking.  Wolfie2K3 | 08/10/06
You stilldon't get it, Ed  rbmorse | 08/10/06
you stii dont get it ed  stanj.miranda@... | 08/10/06
Is Yagotta the new Mike Cox?  tic swayback | 08/10/06
Heaven forbid!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
Fear leads to anger....  tic swayback | 08/10/06
You have a truly bizarre outlook  Cayble | 08/11/06
I don't think that you get it either....  gworley@... | 10/04/06
Linux fans don't salivate over the obvious  Chad_z | 08/10/06
Gosh.. tell me again why they call Linux fans elitists?  jamesdivine | 08/10/06
RE: Gosh.. tell me again why they call Linux fans elitists?  Protagonistic | 08/10/06
so true  shraven | 08/10/06
Only if you  Linux User 147560 | 08/10/06
Gosh.. tell me again why they call Linux fans elitists?  jamesdivine | 08/10/06
Elitists?  Henry Miller | 08/10/06
Have to agree with Chad_Z  GuidoMuldoon | 08/10/06
I stopped counting  beaner1111@... | 09/27/06
You don't get it, either  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
Actually he does get it  maldain | 08/10/06
bend over  stanj.miranda@... | 08/10/06
Mike Cox?  dave.leigh@... | 08/10/06
Love It! (NT)  nomorems | 08/10/06
Proprietary strong arm tactics  zmud | 08/10/06
Now quit whining and fork over.  mixitup50 | 08/10/06
Busy day at the shop  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
Actually...  firehound | 08/10/06
OEM and WGA madness  ~doolittle~ | 08/10/06
Anyone know how to 'remove' the 'update'?  bdbonner | 08/10/06
Have you tried System Restore to a previous date?  SinfoCOMAR | 08/10/06
You might try this link  european | 08/10/06
If you are willing to talk to India for an hour or more...  Xwindowsjunkie | 08/10/06
Sarg, I'm curious as to why you suggest we even bother...  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
MCSE moved to Linux  gigglypuff | 08/10/06
Great post, great decision.  dave.leigh@... | 08/10/06
Hear, hear!  european | 08/10/06
Welcome in the club  pkrdk | 08/10/06
Why would anyone choose Windows?  DarthRidiculous | 08/10/06
Most Don't.....  nottheusual1 | 08/10/06
because  Mectron | 08/10/06
Hmmm, best reason I can think of would be  maldain | 08/10/06
Speaking of jokes...  dave.leigh@... | 08/10/06
Formatting a floppy  swoopee | 08/10/06
From the GUI  dave.leigh@... | 08/10/06
See, I knew it could be done.  swoopee | 08/10/06
You still use floppies?  Linux User 147560 | 08/10/06
Oh, I get it...  glassangel | 08/31/06
yea well think again  Zanzibar5 | 08/10/06
get a game console?  shraven | 08/10/06
Stand in a computer store....  DCMann | 08/10/06
And before the gamers start crying...  wcb42ad | 08/10/06
Who CHOOSES Windoze?  critic-at-arms | 08/10/06
Linux not for pc dummies  parrotnut | 08/14/06
Game Consoles Have Inferior Controls  Cardhu | 09/05/06
Microsoft redefines the term "customer".  whisperycat | 08/10/06
They never had a definition.  nottheusual1 | 08/10/06
I do!  Sxooter_z | 08/10/06
This happened last night!  kgorman@... | 08/10/06
Who Cares!!  zdnettalkback | 08/10/06
WGA  OverTheHill | 08/10/06
The real question is  Linux User 147560 | 08/10/06
And the funny thing is  Michael Kelly | 08/10/06
Working the way we need it to work..?  Wolfie2K3 | 08/10/06
And it took HOW long to get Windows to its current state?  Michael Kelly | 08/10/06
You are right about Windows  clockmendergb@... | 08/10/06
I'd Like Your Advice  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Year: 2008  jtb74129 | 08/10/06
Sorry, but you must be wrong  european | 08/10/06
Picky Picky!  JCitizen | 08/10/06
sorry  european | 08/10/06
Definitions  gwrigg | 08/11/06
I Respectfully Disagree  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Mixing literary metaphors  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Thanks  Media-Ted@... | 08/11/06
Welles  bart001fr | 08/14/06
Sorry, your history is wrong  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
Live Broadcast Later Rocorded!  HypnoGoddess | 08/24/06
President?  shraven | 08/10/06
1984  brandinius | 08/10/06
Don't get IE7, get Firefox instead  rktmaw@... | 08/10/06
Why stop there!  IceTheNet@... | 08/10/06
WGA = EXTORTION  w5yjb@... | 08/10/06
Why is it extortion  IceTheNet@... | 08/10/06
because its not a perfect world  famhtech@... | 08/11/06
Not Quite the Point  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Manually updating  OliverSeal | 08/10/06
Take No Chances  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Manual updating  nangenec@... | 09/01/06
You downloaded that piece of virulent malware?  Cardhu | 09/01/06
WGA  nangenec@... | 09/02/06
We're in the same boat  Cardhu | 09/03/06
WGA Auto Update  nangenec@... | 09/03/06
WGA  stanralph | 08/10/06
The Big Shift to Mepis Linux - I am in heaven  IceTheNet@... | 08/10/06
7! - You Anti-Mike Cox wanna be!  Reverend MacFellow | 08/10/06
Watching The Microsoft Ship Go Down  itanalyst | 08/10/06
Probably not  gworley@... | 08/10/06
Absolutely!  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Watching the MS ship go down  nmaclennan | 08/31/06
Not Likely.  elimister | 08/31/06
As stated before Windows 95 would  lsmithes76 | 08/10/06
Good question  teckk@... | 08/12/06
Microsoft's attitude makes me....  Viper Mage | 08/10/06
Sad thing is...  firehound | 08/10/06
Or maybe the sinister thing is...  LoCal | 08/10/06
True..  firehound | 08/10/06
WGA failure  bart001fr | 08/14/06
It did catch that copy a few days later  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
See why I'm going to linux?  kcredden | 08/10/06
I agree, but  DarthRidiculous | 08/10/06
Opening a few eyes  bart001fr | 08/14/06
WGA--the plan  stephengoteven@... | 08/10/06
And by not providing installation media  MyLord | 08/10/06
Disable WGA and don't install it again  stan@... | 08/10/06
Don't get smug  Media-Ted@... | 08/11/06
WGA = DRM  shraven | 08/10/06
WGA = DRM  gworley@... | 08/10/06
Amen! Thank you Ed!  LilBambi_z | 08/10/06
Nothing new from MS  reblacklaf | 08/10/06
Much ado about very little...  jcg_z | 08/10/06
Why software is different  knemow | 08/10/06
Oops  knemow | 08/10/06
But I think that's what they're doing  jcg_z | 08/10/06
What you have seemed to misunderstood is ...  Xwindowsjunkie | 08/10/06
Not my experience...  jcg_z | 08/12/06
Remember Lotus 1-2-3  reblacklaf | 08/10/06
Picto-phones  a1comp@... | 08/10/06
Sorry, this practice was blocked in 2005  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Oh, Yes you can  a1comp@... | 08/10/06
Correct, but that doesn't block the original owner  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
I had to do the exact same thing with the D___Dells  Xwindowsjunkie | 08/10/06
I had a good experience with WGA issues  corticus | 08/10/06
I didn't  TripleII | 08/10/06
I wouldn't say zero benifit  corticus | 08/10/06
Benefit? Easy?  thegestunkenaraygun | 08/10/06
Unlikely bennefit, but concede it is possible.  TripleII | 08/10/06
5 minutes now and  clockmendergb@... | 08/11/06
I call BULL!  Spikey_Mike | 08/11/06
Unbelievably Egotistical  Ole Man | 08/15/06
Surely, you're jesting!  glassangel | 08/31/06
MS is sh*tting in their mess kit  parrotnut | 08/10/06
updates crashed my hard drive  bart001fr | 08/14/06
updates crashed my drive  parrotnut | 08/14/06
"Trust" Worthy Computing  Gezelig | 08/10/06
Small Claims Court?  hanamc@... | 08/10/06
You don't have a contract with them  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
Call it defective merchandise  hanamc@... | 08/10/06
If you can't call it merchandise...  glassangel | 08/31/06
Care to cite the exact text?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Then why did I pay so much for nothing?  hanamc@... | 08/10/06
You bought a computer  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
No. I bought software.  hanamc@... | 08/10/06
I bought 2 from a store, microsoft made it, never any more  troubled241 | 08/10/06
Nope, you didn't buy anything from Microsoft..  firehound | 08/10/06
A license also gives me rights.  hanamc@... | 08/10/06
Name one  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
In fact....  firehound | 08/10/06
BTW...  firehound | 08/10/06
No, No...You don't sue Microsoft in small claims court, you sue Walmart  Yodaddy | 08/10/06
Your right, Microsoft would blame someone else  troubled241 | 08/10/06
Yodaddy" is on record as having refused any professional troubleshooting ad  cnfrisch | 08/12/06
If I can ask a (serious) question....  LazLong | 08/12/06
That depends on the reseller's policy  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/06
A Misstatement  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Yeah!...What he said!  Yodaddy | 08/14/06
Microsoft Issued the Certificate Of Authenticity  Cardhu | 09/01/06
stop crying..what a bunch of babies  badolato@... | 08/10/06
Is it bull?  knemow | 08/10/06
Private and Public  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
who is the cry baby?  hanamc@... | 08/10/06
Microsoft does have a right to say my Genuine WinXP is fake, they sold it  troubled241 | 08/10/06
stop crying..what a bunch of babies  Senlac_Hill | 08/11/06
WGA  twoton | 08/10/06
Gave LINUX a try, will not go back  sdebo@... | 08/10/06
Does it comes with drivers for everything, or have a hard time searching  troubled241 | 08/10/06
Drivers for linux  parrotnut | 08/11/06
Micro$oft - A different perspective  gbray@... | 08/10/06
"Somewhere I found a link..."  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
I not sure its possible  troubled241 | 08/10/06
Hey buddy!  Xwindowsjunkie | 08/10/06
They fixed my problem too, but.........  Yodaddy | 08/10/06
Did they make you pay more too  troubled241 | 08/10/06
what is this link?  parrotnut | 08/10/06
what is this link?  cnfrisch | 08/10/06
5 Minutes ? Such a Little Thing to Take  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Happens to me too  troubled241 | 08/10/06
WGA not a problem.  richdave | 08/10/06
Linux, but...  thegestunkenaraygun | 08/10/06
RE: Linux, but...  richdave | 08/10/06
Office Alternative  wconrad@... | 11/09/06
You noticed too  troubled241 | 08/10/06
Hah! - open my wallet for more M$ ?  Tialin | 08/10/06
Wow! I should get one at my store nearby!  troubled241 | 08/10/06
MS Funny  AJane | 08/10/06
Release date for When Hell freezes over  DarthRidiculous | 08/10/06
Right, could be sooner.  troubled241 | 08/10/06
How Software Piracy Affects You!  cnfrisch | 08/10/06
GIve me a break!  Xwindowsjunkie | 08/10/06
Well there is Microsoft's very own Carey Frisch again  Yodaddy | 08/10/06
What is real?  troubled241 | 08/10/06
What is real?  cnfrisch | 08/10/06
Not a Microsoft Employee  Cardhu | 09/01/06
Too F'n Funny!  msdead | 08/11/06
Help from C. Frish:  parrotnut | 08/11/06
This will be a tough crowd  TripleII | 08/10/06
Remember ...  msdead | 08/11/06
misconceptions  mist42nz | 08/10/06
I clicked your links, good reading, my software is real  troubled241 | 08/10/06
How Piracy Affects Us  Cardhu | 08/13/06
How To Obtain Information, cnfrisch  Ole Man | 08/15/06
Upgrade too often!!!  gemclem@... | 08/10/06
Carey left something out  troubled241 | 08/10/06
Define Minor Upgrades Please  wplachy@... | 08/11/06
WGA  ralphdb@... | 08/10/06
Windows XP Professional-Not  zoom2au@... | 08/10/06
Forgot a couple of steps  TripleII | 08/10/06
WGA backcurrent  mist42nz | 08/10/06
Maybe Worse  TripleII | 08/10/06
Reply: WGA backcurrent  cnfrisch | 08/10/06
I think she's got it!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/10/06
enforcer  mist42nz | 08/10/06
fraud  mist42nz | 08/10/06
I hope you're getting paid a lot.  Xwindowsjunkie | 08/10/06
They should investigate Microsoft for fraud  troubled241 | 08/10/06
Is there an unbiased, fair-minded one among you?  GreenChild | 08/10/06
Microsoft is actually the cause of the chaos.  Xwindowsjunkie | 08/10/06
I am not Unbiased, I doubt many here are.  LazLong | 08/10/06
Know thy audience  Media-Ted@... | 08/11/06
You're Angry With The Wrong Audience  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Who Appointed You???  Ole Man | 08/15/06
contract  mist42nz | 08/10/06
WGA  Barry-N7ZZF | 08/10/06
What do you think Vista Stands for?  hoiatl | 08/10/06
What is the surprise?  hoiatl | 08/10/06
I had no problem?  troubled241 | 08/10/06
Is this activity legal?  Akymoro@... | 08/10/06
law  mist42nz | 08/10/06
Please quote the text of the EULA  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/06
Please quote the text of the EULA  cnfrisch | 08/10/06
Yeah,right....  firehound | 08/10/06
There it is, I proved it  troubled241 | 08/10/06
More lies  Yodaddy | 08/11/06
Poor Quality  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Poor Quality  Cardhu | 08/13/06
WGA does not disable anything  cnfrisch | 08/13/06
Not true, WGA disables several things  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/06
Besides those  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Cardhu, I've seen those reports  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/06
I Understand, Ed  Cardhu | 08/13/06
The best course of action to follow if WGA refuses to validate ...  cnfrisch | 08/13/06
Following Microsoft's Course of Action  Cardhu | 08/13/06
A serious question for you, Carey...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/06
?????????  Ole Man | 08/15/06
Thank you. YOU have convinced me.  glassangel | 08/31/06
Quit using crud and use LINUX  jackofalltradesmasterofnone | 08/10/06
No WGA with Linux  jackofalltradesmasterofnone | 08/10/06
Emailed Xandros and Linspire  TripleII | 08/10/06
WGA goes away .....  cnfrisch | 08/10/06
Doesn't go away  TripleII | 08/10/06
Doesn't go away  cnfrisch | 08/11/06
Sue them Don't fool around. wink  Aaron A Baker | 08/10/06
Wow! Aaron you came to my rescue.  troubled241 | 08/10/06
If it's not too late  Aaron A Baker | 08/11/06
Right  Media-Ted@... | 08/11/06
Take a step back... or move on.  robertcd@... | 08/10/06
WGA fails for OEM Key  nukecity@... | 08/11/06
WGA fails for OEM Key  cnfrisch | 08/11/06
Jumping through hoops...  parrotnut | 08/11/06
Copy to Clipboard Procedure for posting:  cnfrisch | 08/11/06
That is when the problem started, on the other computer  troubled241 | 08/18/06
Alternative Suggestion  Cardhu | 08/15/06
Something very strange about "Cardhu" posts.  cnfrisch | 08/15/06
Perhaps we need a "credibility" filter?...Sounds like a job for Microsoft!  Yodaddy | 08/15/06
The Church of the Painful OS  Reverend MacFellow | 08/11/06
WGA  Toddtracey@... | 08/11/06
What a thought!  Media-Ted@... | 08/11/06
Cry Babies, kiss the MS rear-end  msdead | 08/11/06
You stated in the story...  msdead | 08/11/06
Windows Product Key Update Tool Instructions  cnfrisch | 08/11/06
Hey!  msdead | 08/11/06
There are two tools, that and WGA diagnostic  troubled241 | 08/18/06
Chock my chicken?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/11/06
Chocking your chicken  Dr_Zinj | 08/14/06
Why hasn't WGA attacked me?  Neutrodyne | 08/11/06
On/Off topic, curious  TripleII | 08/11/06
Suppose you're right...  Media-Ted@... | 08/11/06
WGA false positives.  lamp299 | 08/11/06
M$ - a company trying to generate ill will  ted.dushane | 08/11/06
Easy ways around WGA?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/11/06
IE7 beta?  ccrashh2@... | 08/11/06
IE7 - Beta  cnfrisch | 08/11/06
Oblivion Support  TripleII | 08/11/06
WOW! Excellent! Thank You!  Cardhu | 08/14/06
WGA  ebhb2004@... | 08/11/06
WGA - Developed by Jobs  ebhb2004@... | 08/11/06
Every day in every way  richdave | 08/11/06
not having a phone number was a good thing  becky.davis@... | 08/11/06
I think you should mail it to Michelle Holtmann  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
WGA has nothing to do with product registration  cnfrisch | 08/12/06
Ooooppps!, call the dog catcher LOL  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
waste of time  Hoogli | 08/12/06
Suggest you "Get Genuine" !!!  cnfrisch | 08/12/06
Yeah, buy a "Genuine copy of Windows and get a "Genuine" Microsoft virus  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
I think its about time ZDnet closed this particular forum  cnfrisch | 08/12/06
Sorry, Carey  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/12/06
It's telling that she even suggested this  glassangel | 08/31/06
Carey, as an MVP you need to understand....  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
Yodaddy!  cnfrisch | 08/12/06
Sorry, but I no longer trust you.  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
I doubt your honesty  troubled241 | 08/18/06
Yeah, Right  gwrigg | 08/14/06
Re: Yeah, Right  cnfrisch | 08/14/06
Duh, Carey  gwrigg | 08/14/06
Microsoft loves feedback ...  Cardhu | 08/14/06
I'll Talk To You  Ole Man | 08/15/06
Lets bury our heads in the ground, and say its a perfect world  troubled241 | 08/18/06
That is a Double Standard - Microsoft can be rude too.  troubled241 | 08/18/06
Your right , I have seen it many time  troubled241 | 08/18/06
Dedicated Microsoft Customer  Cardhu | 08/12/06
Only a double insult to your integrity?  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
Reply to Ed Bott  cnfrisch | 08/13/06
Now you're beginning to get it  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/06
Reply to Ed Bott - Now you're beginning to get it  cnfrisch | 08/13/06
Thanks  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/06
Refining the Implementation  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Many different teams at Microsoft  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/06
Ed, I wish I was the fly on the wall when...  Yodaddy | 08/13/06
Not a decision made lightly  Cardhu | 08/13/06
Yep, and I served 20 years on nuclear submarines...  Yodaddy | 08/13/06
Ed, how would you revamp WGA?  cnfrisch | 08/13/06
I wouldn't totally abolish it  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/06
I wouldn't totally abolish it  cnfrisch | 08/13/06
I certainly hope you don't give them your ideas for free!  Yodaddy | 08/13/06
Product key is enough, it comes with the software  troubled241 | 08/18/06
I am not a Microsoft employee.  PMDubuc | 08/20/06
Product Activation vs. Windows Genuine Advantage  cnfrisch | 08/13/06
Here is a quote directly from Microsoft's WGA support forum  Yodaddy | 08/13/06
Reply to Yodaddy: Here is a quote directly from Microsoft's WGA support for  cnfrisch | 08/13/06
Wrong, you wanna read my post to Microsoft? Here it is  Yodaddy | 08/14/06
And then when Microsoft's Phil Liu insists I must be wrong and a thief....  Yodaddy | 08/14/06
Reply to Yodaddy - You owe Phil Liu an apology!  cnfrisch | 08/14/06
Actually, who owes apologies  Cardhu | 09/03/06
Reply to Yodaddy -  cnfrisch | 08/14/06
Carey, your status as MVP is in jeopardy....  Yodaddy | 08/14/06
Yosaddy - your complaints about WGA were actually a "non-issue"?  cnfrisch | 08/14/06
Request  Cardhu | 08/14/06
MS Product Activation and WGA  Cardhu | 08/16/06
How to stop WGA  Yodaddy | 08/14/06
here's the reason for WGA  ChazzMatt | 08/14/06
You may be right...I figured it was that the Mafia had....  Yodaddy | 08/14/06
WGA not fair  ernest2323@... | 08/14/06
WGA=time spent talking with someone overseas  duanebr | 08/14/06
Not Busted but just a Bust  driverjoe | 08/15/06
Trust is essential in the software business, or is it?.  Yodaddy | 08/15/06
speaking of AVG, they too decided to play the WGa game!  Yodaddy | 08/18/06
Why buy OEM  hardimaneff@... | 08/15/06
Why Buy OEM  Cardhu | 08/16/06
Open Letter to Microsoft and the WGA Team  Xwindowsjunkie | 08/16/06
Suggestion - Post to WGA Feedback Thread  Cardhu | 08/17/06
Microsoft uses proprietary dictionary, must read before you post  Yodaddy | 08/17/06
Finally somone speaks my language  bakakadassa | 08/18/06
Forgot to mntion..  bakakadassa | 08/18/06
WGA kill switch is a RACKETEER'S DREAM  annarovita | 08/30/06
No Windows CD  whmama@... | 09/27/06
Windows XP  TimeChaser3222 | 09/28/06
What M$ defines as "thieves"  emeric | 10/05/06

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