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MS is doing everything they can...
to get people to move to Vista.

I think you are naive or upset that you didn't break with a blog on the subject.
Posted by: bjbrock   Posted on: 04/04/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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MS is doing everything they can...  bjbrock | 04/04/08
I wrote about this 14 months ago  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
/facepalm  JamesDoyle | 04/07/08
RE: The Vista license  rtirman37@... | 04/04/08
Hardware vendors suffering because of license issues  terry flores | 04/04/08
"licensing of commercial software products is needlessly complex"  jacarter3 | 04/04/08
I would believe you, except...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Office 2007 interface is less usable  bmeacham98@... | 04/04/08
You do know...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
You do know that we can choose  jacarter3 | 04/04/08
Where did I say it was my choice?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
lack of knowledge  bmeacham98@... | 04/04/08
Agreed  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
You do know...  it@... | 04/07/08
The Ribbon of Wasted Time  ja4509 | 04/30/08
I don't agree, but  laura.b | 04/04/08
Where is this option you speak of?  NEJim | 04/04/08
It's on my main menu  laura.b | 04/04/08
No such option  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Classic Menus  drobinow | 04/06/08
So why buy it then?  gazzawazza | 04/07/08
so thats why we should upgrade? The ribbon?  pcguy777 | 04/30/08
Absolutely correct  Raymond Danner | 04/06/08
Send me a link Ed  jacarter3 | 04/04/08
Here's one  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
I had checked Vio software  jacarter3 | 04/08/08
Send me a link Ed  GiMMeABreak | 04/17/08
You gotta break...  jacarter3 | 04/22/08
Oh and two more things  jacarter3 | 04/04/08
Please ignore my above post  laura.b | 04/04/08
Don't feel bad, I think that  John Zern | 04/04/08
John, most, if not all, of my posts  jacarter3 | 04/08/08
Laura, I never your consider your  jacarter3 | 04/08/08
Or it was sold ...  mwagner@... | 04/04/08
Legally,  alaniane@... | 04/04/08
Was license legally transferred?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
If MS has a concern about their terms  jacarter3 | 04/08/08
Correction  jacarter3 | 04/08/08
simply require everyone to upgrade to 2000  janitorman | 04/08/08
SAVE THOSE REGISTRATION KEYS ! No joke reuseable through Microsoft Builders  rtirman37@... | 04/07/08
No "loophole", just jusifying one's actions  ajriemer | 04/04/08
I don't know why anybody would WANT to do this  Michael Kelly | 04/04/08
Exactly right  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Why would you be...  flatliner | 04/04/08
Because the original mb  alaniane@... | 04/04/08
VM's are a bone I'd like to pick...  cornpie | 04/05/08
I don't know why anyone would want to install Vista  boed | 04/04/08
I did it, but I downgraded soon after  jim.denny@... | 04/16/08
I don't know why anyone would want to install Vista  guitronics@... | 04/16/08
I don't know why anyone would want to install Vista"  guitronics@... | 04/16/08
One thought...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/04/08
Actually...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Rule one...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/04/08
RE: The Vista license and ethics  ButchDeas | 04/04/08
Should be cause for incarceration...  Mike Cox | 04/04/08
9.5  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
ROFL/LMAO!  Grayson Peddie | 04/04/08
Ethical Legal  bmeacham98@... | 04/04/08
Yeah, right! Lots of merit  ConradPoitras@... | 04/04/08
re: merit  bmeacham98@... | 04/04/08
Wow. I'm speechless!  ConradPoitras@... | 04/04/08
Boy, are you messed up ...  TheRealPauper | 04/23/08
Godwin's law  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Do you disagree?  bmeacham98@... | 04/04/08
Jesuitical  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Not Jesuitical  bmeacham98@... | 04/04/08
Look more closely  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Right on!  GM Fedorchuk | 04/05/08
No, legal and ethical are NOT the same  mwagner@... | 04/04/08
slight correction  bmeacham98@... | 04/04/08
Are we sure of MS's intentions?  luis_fitch@... | 04/04/08
MS has had plenty of notice  bmeacham98@... | 04/11/08
RE: The Vista license  Gis Bun | 04/04/08
Go read my February post  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
It is a downgrade loophole  boed | 04/04/08
Yawn  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
RE: The Vista license  super_J | 04/04/08
I usually enjoy Windows Secrets articles  marks055@... | 04/04/08
RE: The Vista license  racingmustang | 04/04/08
Ed; Thanks for your hard work...  Kromaethius | 04/04/08
Thanks for the Concession Ed!  cnfrisch | 04/04/08
No concession here  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Ed, please clarify...  cnfrisch | 04/04/08
Workaround does not violate EULA  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Upgrade Licensing clarification  cnfrisch | 04/04/08
That's. What. I'm. Saying.  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Vista Upgrade Choices  cnfrisch | 04/04/08
Let me know...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Don't help them.  DemonX | 04/04/08
Inconsistent and illogical?  mwagner@... | 04/04/08
Agreed, mostly  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Dell and Dual installs, be carefull...  Narg | 04/04/08
All royalty OEM software uses single PID  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
RE: The Vista license  sysop-dr | 04/04/08
RE: The Vista license  Barryzee | 04/04/08
RE: The Vista license  mmp138 | 04/04/08
What garbage!  Martin_Australia | 04/04/08
RE: The Vista license  atari8bit@... | 04/04/08
Who told you that?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Careful, Ed, or you will get the axe like George ..  babyboomer57 | 04/04/08
RE: The Vista license  kingtaz2001 | 04/04/08
RE: The Vista license  luis_fitch@... | 04/04/08
Y?all forget the gray area  Russ Edwards | 04/05/08
Total Rubbish  pounder_arthur@... | 04/06/08
Trust issues  pyrr | 04/07/08
RE: The Vista license  done@... | 04/07/08
RE: The Vista license  erm@... | 04/07/08
Great tips wink Thanks!  doctordawg | 04/07/08
Message has been deleted.  XweAponX | 04/07/08
Re: Vista is worse than GWBasic  sframberger@... | 04/07/08
RE: The Vista license  janitorman | 04/08/08
RE: The Vista license  ieeebob@... | 04/08/08
Brian Livingston's response to Bott  bmeacham98@... | 04/11/08
RE: The Vista license  electro@... | 04/16/08
RE: The Vista license  snardvark@... | 04/16/08
RE: The Vista license  Williepr | 04/17/08
RE: The Vista license  jclandisjr@... | 04/18/08
Regardless of how you feel about the price  nancyjones36507@... | 04/18/08
RE: The Vista license  anniehines00@... | 04/22/08
Are you suggesting anarchy?  wls | 04/22/08
What's legal doesn't matter to Livingstone  wls | 04/22/08
RE: The Vista license  netmgr@... | 04/22/08
RE: The Vista license  NoCalDrummer | 04/22/08
RE: The Vista license  wpcowboy | 04/22/08
I don't know why you bother  tracy anne | 04/22/08

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