Too little too late
Ole Man | 12/16/07
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itpro_z | 12/16/07
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Ole Man Is Actually Informed, Not Confused
Cardhu | 12/18/07
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Thank you Cardhu
Ole Man | 12/18/07
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Cardhu | 12/19/07
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These Forums Are Out Of Control
Cardhu | 12/21/07
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Responding
M.R. Kennedy | 12/19/07
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See What I Mean?
Cardhu | 12/19/07
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Yes, I have already been around the block with this one
Ole Man | 12/20/07
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Nor does an Apple
GuidingLight | 12/16/07
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Great news!
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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frgough | 12/17/07
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Crestview | 12/18/07
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Let me get this straight:
Jkirk3279 | 12/18/07
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uuuhhhmmmm....It was a joke, dude...
ajole | 12/18/07
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Joke
Jkirk3279 | 12/18/07
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Common to all
kcartesius@... | 01/04/08
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The Real Rub...
deefburger | 12/17/07
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The whole idea of WGA is morally offensive
frgough | 12/17/07
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Define "moral"
HypnoToad72 | 12/17/07
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Forget "moral"
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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presumed guilty = morally offensive
Absolutely | 12/17/07
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Mathematica
Jkirk3279 | 12/18/07
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The whole idea of Apple's TPM DRM chip is morally offensive
NonZealot | 12/20/07
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Microsoft's Consistency
Cardhu | 12/21/07
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I've never had an issue with MS so to me, Apple is more offensive
NonZealot | 12/21/07
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Indifference To Others
Cardhu | 12/21/07
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Show me the perfect OS then!
NonZealot | 12/21/07
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A Red Herring
Cardhu | 12/21/07
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MS management obviously aren't all that bright...
Henry Miller | 12/16/07
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ok, I have a stupid question here
DanLM | 12/16/07
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No activation needed
Ed Bott  | 12/16/07
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Legal Win XP as VM Guest
edwarsh@... | 12/17/07
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Its a different computer...
cornpie | 12/17/07
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Which is pure BS
frgough | 12/17/07
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You misunderstand me....
cornpie | 12/17/07
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"Let"?
Jkirk3279 | 12/18/07
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You can reinstall from the original media with no activation required
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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That is totally incorrect, They are not restore disks
GuidingLight | 12/17/07
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Either way you and your buddy are wrong
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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Hitting F10 and clicking yes and OK is too hard?
ajole | 12/18/07
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I have read more instructions than you have probably ever seen
Ole Man | 12/18/07
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M.R. Kennedy | 12/17/07
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Ole Man | 12/17/07
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You can reinstall from the original media with no activation required
jotalrysmom12@... | 12/17/07
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Or, alternatively...
cornpie | 12/17/07
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You will then have to phone in
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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Assuming...
Dr. John | 12/17/07
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There is no oem media
rtk | 12/17/07
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Vendor specific
GuidingLight | 12/17/07
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Nope, not so
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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apologies
rtk | 12/17/07
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Not nessesarily...
cornpie | 12/17/07
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Not true in every case...
ajole | 12/18/07
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I certainly agree with you there
Ole Man | 12/18/07
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Bought from major OEM Windows preinstalled
lbmurray2000@... | 12/17/07
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Reinstalling from OEM disk
dthomasmaddox@... | 12/24/07
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easy
xobserver | 12/17/07
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Might be true ... but ...
Linux_4u! | 12/17/07
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Every PC I am aware of provides a means to...
ye | 12/17/07
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In fact, it's required
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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Recovery CD/DVD
Juergen Hartl | 12/17/07
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Don't forget Recovery CD's
wizard@... | 12/17/07
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You didn't recover your computer, you rebuilt it.
ajole | 12/18/07
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Exactly what good is a contract with Microsoft?
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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Junk the computer?
wizard@... | 12/17/07
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ye | 12/17/07
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Ole Man | 12/17/07
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Imagine that.
GuidingLight | 12/17/07
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Ole Man | 12/17/07
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I'm not sure where DanLM
alaniane@... | 12/17/07
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Right, and they are continuosly changing activation details
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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Sure they do.
Dr. John | 12/17/07
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Did you burn a set of restore disks?
derekgore | 12/17/07
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Speaking for Dell
professordnm | 12/17/07
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activation sticker
cassb | 12/17/07
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That's true of all OEM PCs
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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Little confused!!
Arun (sreearun) | 12/16/07
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Slipstream is...
ye | 12/17/07
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Answers
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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Hi Ed, why don't you just push the clock ahead...
JonathonDoe | 12/17/07
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Did that and updated the post
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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Thanks!
JonathonDoe | 12/17/07
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Thanks
Arun (sreearun) | 12/17/07
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Upgrading to XP from VIsta
whisperycat | 12/17/07
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Not as many as you would ....
ShadeTree | 12/17/07
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Intuit is the number one reason among my clients
zmud | 12/17/07
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Quickbooks
itpro_z | 12/17/07
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RE: Quick Books
bfilipiak@... | 12/17/07
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The only thing worse than their software is the company behind it
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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You bet!
itpro_z | 12/17/07
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Does popularity make it good?
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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See, I knew you would understand.
itpro_z | 12/17/07
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See, I knew you would WOULDN'T understand
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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you need to learn how to use QB
Randalllind | 12/17/07
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No thanks
itpro_z | 12/17/07
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Microsoft is a company that is desperately resisting change
Ole Man | 12/18/07
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I Did!
chessmen | 12/17/07
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Upgrading to XP from Vista... Right on
lbmurray2000@... | 12/17/07
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Downgrading right?
quikboy | 12/19/07
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How about setting PC clock forward 30 days
cjc5447 | 12/17/07
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Haha...I was thinking that too!
techboy_z | 12/17/07
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Done already
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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RE: Microsoft to relax XP activation rules with SP3
mgcarley-zdnet | 12/17/07
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Wrong
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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maybe they're just trying to eliminate that step for system builders?
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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Nonsense
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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Just look at the number of lawsuits Microsoft files every year against rese
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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You're being a bit paranoid (NT)
alaniane@... | 12/17/07
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Better to be paranoid than a victim (NT)
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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Don't be fooled...
mikifinaz1@... | 12/17/07
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RE: Microsoft to relax XP activation rules with SP3
myron1941@... | 12/17/07
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RE: Microsoft to relax XP activation rules with SP3
versitalbear | 12/17/07
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Support for XP ends in 2014
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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Thanks, but this isn't big news
chas_2 | 12/17/07
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Very Interesting.
zeusx64@... | 12/17/07
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WGA,..What A Joke!
Runtime_Error | 12/17/07
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How honest
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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Try the word proud pirate.
osreinstall | 12/17/07
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I'm curious
alaniane@... | 12/17/07
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It's people like you
Cardhu | 12/19/07
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Activation is not the problem! Capricious de-activation is!
TechExec2 | 12/17/07
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wow
Badgered | 12/17/07
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I wonder if M$ put ....
High Sierra | 12/17/07
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They probably put in the kill switch that they ...
mrOSX | 12/17/07
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Jeez, MrOSX, don't give them any more ideas ...
JonathonDoe | 12/17/07
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bah!
sfazly | 12/17/07
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M$ to relax XP activation for SP3
blackjack861@... | 12/17/07
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Been there!
r1r1p1@... | 12/17/07
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RE: Microsoft to relax XP activation rules with SP3
lostinspace | 12/17/07
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So the real story here is...
ejhonda | 12/17/07
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Upgrade and existing installation
perryroyce@... | 12/17/07
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It has been my experience
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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More Old Troll lies...
M.R. Kennedy | 12/17/07
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Do you never tire?
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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re: Do you never tire?
M.R. Kennedy | 12/18/07
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That wasn't my question
perryroyce@... | 12/18/07
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Sorry I couldn't answer your question
Ole Man | 12/18/07
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So what are we saying here??
KeithAu001 | 12/17/07
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what we are saying
anisahsmith@... | 12/19/07
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RE: Microsoft to relax XP activation rules with SP3
atari8bit@... | 12/17/07
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So after reading 86 replies (as of this posting...)
Linux User 147560 | 12/17/07
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My Mom and Dad...
Ed Bott | 12/17/07
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Typical of what?
Ole Man | 12/17/07
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Or maybe, just maybe...
itpro_z | 12/17/07
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Your inference that I or someone else are thieves
Ole Man | 12/18/07
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You don't have to be a thief...
itpro_z | 12/18/07
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You don't have to be a thief...
Ole Man | 12/18/07
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activations
anisahsmith@... | 12/19/07
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People have the choice to choose other OSs
NonZealot | 12/20/07
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As Microsoft has stated piracy has helped them for the long term,
HypnoToad72 | 12/17/07
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NEW WGA TOOL INSTALLED OVER WEEKEND (?)
goldenpirate@... | 12/18/07
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"Legitimate" Just Means Lucky
Cardhu | 12/18/07
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They don't really need to search for stupidity
Ole Man | 12/18/07
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Do You Remember A Book
Cardhu | 12/19/07
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"In Search Of Stupidity"
Ole Man | 12/23/07
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Followup to my question
DanLM | 12/18/07
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Ok, all machines come with OEM stickers
DanLM | 12/18/07
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Yes I did, and right after I bought it
DanLM | 12/18/07
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Still not good enough for me...
mikifinaz1@... | 12/19/07
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And this will stop piracy how?
John Musbach | 12/19/07
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it doesn't stop a dedicated pirate.
rtk | 12/20/07
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And this will stop piracy how?
Ole Man | 12/20/07
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Re-arm?
rseiler | 12/23/07
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No rearm option
Ed Bott | 12/23/07
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That's a great tool to force upgrading to their new system
Ole Man | 12/23/07
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XweAponX | 12/24/07
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You sound like a shill for Apple
hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/25/07
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