On GameFAQs: The top 10 fighting games of all time
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 1 of 269:
Next »
Real Life
Unless you realy have a bootleg (or keygened) cd ke. pretty mush any XP sticker from any manufacturer can be "recycled" into any other PC. Just tell the right thing to the automated phone system: Did you change your motherboard: YES...

And WGA is still a colossal failure, as it can be PERMENENTLY fooled (including future revision) by anyone who know to move a mouse. If MS had invested all the resources it used for WGA to make a better product Vista might not have been a $6 billion failure. In fact most problems with vista are linked to illegal DRM.

When do companies (such as MS) and content providers (movies, music) will understand that DRM is not the solution. IT as never worked and never will how much cheaper whould illegally DRMed product whould be whiout all that waster of money?
Posted by: Mectron   Posted on: 09/04/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

Real Life  Mectron | 09/04/08
I was thinking the same thing...  voyager529 | 09/04/08
Sigh  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
The benefits of my bottom line ...  msdead | 09/05/08
The ONE thing that would reduce ...  mwagner@... | 09/05/08
True enough  frgough | 09/05/08
Not that clear cut  mdsock@... | 09/05/08
My sentiments exactly  LegendsOfBatman | 04/03/09
i believe that's  brokndodge@... | 04/02/09
"Don't buy it" is ineffective against multinational companies  Dr_Zinj | 04/03/09
Are you nuts?  LegendsOfBatman | 04/03/09
You're joking, right???`  techboy_z | 09/05/08
Double Sigh  chessmen | 09/05/08
WGA  frgough | 09/05/08
wga  rtk | 09/05/08
Nonsense!  Cardhu | 09/05/08
*casual copiers*  rtk | 09/05/08
"Microsoft resorts to a shotgun"  Ole Man | 09/06/08
precompiled link spam  rtk | 09/06/08
Contentless Innuendo and Red Herrings  Cardhu | 09/06/08
So what else is new...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 09/06/08
Oh yeah.  rtk | 09/06/08
Pointless As Always  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Misposted  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Right. I doubt anyone  GuidingLight | 04/03/09
yes and no  adr5@... | 04/03/09
Since most Vista Problems are linked to illegal DRM...  cgdams | 09/05/08
What exactly are you saying?  bmerc | 09/05/08
He's asking...  rapson | 09/05/08
Er.. Illegal DRM..?  Wolfie2K3 | 09/05/08
illegal...?  Ole Man | 09/05/08
So you're Blomstrom's alt?  Sleeper Service | 09/08/08
Exactly what I expected  Ole Man | 09/11/08
Deactivation option is a good idea  SamCPP | 09/04/08
If you don't mind ...  mwagner@... | 09/05/08
Not quite my point...  SamCPP | 09/15/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  legalista | 09/04/08
Its too easy to get a C+ it should be E-  martin23 | 09/05/08
Disagree: NOT too late  bmgoodman | 09/05/08
If MS stopped charging hundreds for their bloated  devlin_X | 09/05/08
Thay charged "hundreds" for ...  mwagner@... | 09/05/08
Retail Versions.....  devlin_X | 09/09/08
DVDs are still fairly expensive..  Wolfie2K3 | 09/05/08
DVD Shrink  MyShare120 | 09/05/08
Alternative  Pooch666 | 09/06/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  thebigming | 09/05/08
Not with me it didn't  rhomp2002@... | 09/05/08
Well, no wonder...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
Did nothing?  mdsock@... | 09/05/08
Read what he wrote again  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
Seriously Ed?  devlin_X | 09/09/08
Read it again...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/09/08
Ah the Bott spin factor.....  devlin_X | 09/10/08
If that's the way you want to read it  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/10/08
It's not optional on Vista, Ed...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 09/10/08
Not relevant  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/10/08
Re: WGA in XP Versus SPP in Vista  Cardhu | 09/10/08
Semantics, Ed...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 09/11/08
WGA. Who needs it?  interested_amateur@... | 09/07/08
touche, tune sounds fimilar!  devlin_X | 09/09/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  gertruded | 09/05/08
The only good WGA...  techboy_z | 09/05/08
You got that right!  buzzl | 09/05/08
Apple is even worse  gnomic@... | 09/05/08
Apple is even worse  gertruded | 09/05/08
Indeed.  Sleeper Service | 09/08/08
WGA = good-for-nothing  Gradius2 | 09/05/08
LMAO! Error on windowsupdate.microsoft.com  Gradius2 | 09/05/08
Since DRM is illegal...  Gradius2 | 09/05/08
WRONG!  Wolfie2K3 | 09/05/08
Digital Rights Management and Copyright "Fair Use"  Cardhu | 09/06/08
That's why DRM is disappearing  Lerianis | 04/02/09
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  ron.sellers@... | 09/05/08
Do they listen?  Reged | 09/05/08
Actually...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
As Ed Bott, Blogger? Or as an average user?  mdsock@... | 09/05/08
As an average user  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
But, Do they Listen?  LegendsOfBatman | 04/03/09
I've been lucky I've never been bit  tech_walker | 09/05/08
WGA Doesn't Just Aggravate Honest Customers  Cardhu | 09/05/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  steve_m29169 | 09/05/08
WGA failed 2 weeks Ago  steve_m29169 | 09/05/08
WGA is not activation  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
WGA is not activation  Ole Man | 09/05/08
Semantics  mdsock@... | 09/05/08
Hold the phone... Put the crack pipe DOWN...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/05/08
Those bombs aren't too bad......  Ole Man | 09/05/08
Accusing Others Of Using Drugs  Cardhu | 09/06/08
not WGA  sjbinaz | 09/05/08
Aesenic or Strychnine?  Ole Man | 09/06/08
Changed Motherboard  zomalaja | 09/05/08
O stands for "Original" in OEM  Gruffydd | 09/05/08
It's still not right, obviously!  jar-head | 09/05/08
In that case  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
OEM -v- Retail  jar-head | 09/05/08
Success by stealth...... Success by Dictatorship  Ole Man | 09/05/08
Who reads the EULA?  jar-head | 09/05/08
"ever been taken to court for breaking the EULA?"  Ole Man | 09/06/08
Maybe so... BUT...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/05/08
Anecdotus delerium  Ole Man | 09/05/08
Mr. Bott Is Correct  Cardhu | 09/05/08
Orignal Equipment Manufacturer.  sjbinaz | 09/05/08
OEM Applies To Anyone Who Builds Computers  Cardhu | 09/06/08
Rules changed three years ago  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/06/08
Where is the publication of rule change?  Ole Man | 09/06/08
Identify Your Sources  Cardhu | 09/06/08
In Fact, Here Is A Copy of NewEgg's Reply  Cardhu | 09/06/08
Are You Honestly In Touch Anymore, Mr. Bott  Cardhu | 09/06/08
I live in the real world  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/06/08
Ed is right, it has changed.  jar-head | 09/06/08
"it has changed"  Ole Man | 09/06/08
Well connected with Microsoft, I See.  Cardhu | 09/06/08
There Is A Great Divide  Cardhu | 09/07/08
@Cardhu: The word has been out.  ye | 09/07/08
@ ye "The word has been out"  Ole Man | 09/07/08
It Is Absolutely Pathetic How Ye Twists  Cardhu | 09/07/08
@Cardhu: Yes, it is YOUR ignorance.  ye | 09/07/08
System builders are not retail customers  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
The Point You Are You Missing, Mr. Bott  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Front-line customer support people...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
The Facts Remain  Cardhu | 09/07/08
@Cardhu: Yes. The facts remain. Let's review them shall we?  ye | 09/07/08
Re: "Fact 2: New Egg is not Microsoft. Therefore what they say does not c"  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Uh, why did you even ask them?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
@Cardhu: Obviously New Egg is wrong.  ye | 09/07/08
Why I Asked The Vendor  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Mr. Bott Comments on Microsoft's Self-Contradiction  Cardhu | 09/09/08
Misposted  Cardhu | 09/10/08
Unreal  frgough | 09/05/08
Godwin's law!  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
Godwin's law  gertruded | 09/05/08
Oh please  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
Again, semantics  mdsock@... | 09/05/08
Giggles  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
Perspective  gertruded | 09/05/08
Agreed!  Cardhu | 09/05/08
Well since...  Sleeper Service | 09/08/08
WGA is Capitalist. We used to share  sjbinaz | 09/05/08
Wonder how?  Ole Man | 09/06/08
a better question is  rtk | 09/06/08
Oh, We Love The Apple Ads!  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Off subject... irrelevant.... obsessive  Ole Man | 09/07/08
"we" do, do "we"?  rtk | 09/07/08
No, "We" = My Wife And I  Cardhu | 09/07/08
fascinating.  rtk | 09/07/08
Never an answer to a question  Ole Man | 09/10/08
No, It's Not Intelligent  Cardhu | 09/10/08
Changing the subject  frgough | 09/07/08
Godwin's Law by any other name...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/08/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  lawryll@... | 09/05/08
Not MS, Not Ed  sjbinaz | 09/05/08
Microsoft Gets A Failing Grade of F for Inventing WGA  chessmen | 09/05/08
And yet...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
I Read and Post To Most ZDNet Blogs  chessmen | 09/05/08
And no one pays you?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
I Have Contributed...Lately To You Ed Bott  chessmen | 09/05/08
Well thank heavens for that.  Sleeper Service | 09/08/08
Good call. (nt)  rtk | 09/05/08
I Agree That WGA Can Only Harm Honest Customers  Cardhu | 09/05/08
I guess I should count myself lucky ...  djspazz0427 | 09/05/08
Just not a victim of selective prosecution....  Ole Man | 09/05/08
Hmmm...  Cardinal_Bill | 09/05/08
Call the police?  rtk | 09/05/08
Quit fueling his delusions!  Wolfie2K3 | 09/05/08
WGA for whom?  jaybyrd | 09/05/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  rod@... | 09/05/08
Hard to believe  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
True But Sad  chessmen | 09/05/08
Yes of course  rtk | 09/05/08
No Need To Fly  chessmen | 09/06/08
H1B  rtk | 09/07/08
"Fine Cabinetry With Hatchets"  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Logic with cardhu  rtk | 09/07/08
Another Red Herring You Consistently Employ  Cardhu | 09/09/08
lol, interesting disconnect there.  rtk | 09/09/08
agreed  rtk | 09/05/08
They still don't understand. Activation is not W  sjbinaz | 09/05/08
Reactivation  rod@... | 09/05/08
What a lot of effort  tracy anne | 09/05/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  lynne1462@... | 09/05/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  lynne1462@... | 09/05/08
me too NT  sjbinaz | 09/05/08
WGA: A Solution in Search of a Problem?  Too Old For IT | 09/05/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  powercat | 09/05/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  sjbinaz | 09/05/08
You are a good candiate for Linux  SpikeyMike | 09/11/08
DEAR ED  chaz15 | 09/05/08
Why WGA? Cos Windows is too expensive  laman | 09/06/08
If only  rtk | 09/06/08
And Linux is for free. Won't cost you a dime  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 09/06/08
zzz  rtk | 09/06/08
You Always Sleep When You Post  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Even Linux for Dummies wouldn't help  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 09/07/08
I Used To Be A Windows Fanatic Myself  Cardhu | 09/07/08
I use Linux...  Sleeper Service | 09/08/08
...and worth every penny [NT]  Scrat | 09/07/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  Pooch666 | 09/06/08
OK, how many people have driven above the speed limit?  Ole Man | 09/06/08
Your "assurances" aside.  rtk | 09/06/08
Absolutely Ludricous!!  Cardhu | 09/07/08
the speed limit divergence...  rtk | 09/07/08
Absurd!  Cardhu | 09/07/08
re: Absurd!  rtk | 09/07/08
Re: Absolutely Ludricous!!  Scrat | 09/07/08
Actually, you're wrong  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
Assurance  Ole Man | 09/07/08
lack of assurance.  rtk | 09/07/08
I shall await qualified evaluation  Ole Man | 09/10/08
Thus it is ok to break the law?  Scrat | 09/07/08
Hey, M$ does it all the time...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 09/07/08
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone  Ole Man | 09/10/08
Let's get this straight.  rtk | 09/10/08
Could be.........  Ole Man | 09/11/08
None  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Tired of activation, serial umbers and registrations? Use LINUX!  kostasan | 09/06/08
How true  Pooch666 | 09/06/08
Freedom from corporate DRM  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 09/06/08
Not exactly true every time  Ole Man | 09/06/08
WGA/WPA and all that GARBAGE  XweAponX | 09/06/08
RE: WGA passing grade, if passing is now a 40  racintazz@... | 09/06/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  robtjr30 | 09/06/08
Passing grade for WGA?  grail@... | 09/07/08
Wrong  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
What Is The Worth Of A Minute?  Cardhu | 09/07/08
...and yet I bet it took you longer than a minute  Scrat | 09/07/08
Apparently not a lot for you given the amount you whine about...  ye | 09/07/08
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  nobodi | 09/07/08
Conceptually, why is WGA needed?  TripleII | 09/07/08
This is worth a post on its own  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
Here is a process that would do it.  TripleII | 09/07/08
I forgot to add...  TripleII | 09/07/08
You can't be serious...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
No, it isn't.  TripleII | 09/07/08
Because Those "Really, Really Smart People At Microsoft"  Cardhu | 09/07/08
Got your e-mail, thanks  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
Yes, that was facetious.  TripleII | 09/07/08
You can check your email.  TripleII | 09/07/08
"Ripped Off" By  Cardhu | 09/07/08
No Credibility Without Accountability  Cardhu | 09/08/08
Uh, no...  Henry Miller | 09/07/08
EXACTLY!  Cardhu | 09/07/08
No, it isn't the same.  TripleII | 09/07/08
Trust.  Henry Miller | 09/07/08
Innocence  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
OH COME ON  gertruded | 09/07/08
Real World  sjbinaz | 09/07/08
208 responses?  rtk | 09/07/08
I agree Completely  Cardhu | 09/09/08
Mr. Bott Has Some Other References  Cardhu | 09/08/08
All those links are from 2006-2007  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/08/08
Which Attests To Microsoft's Utter Indifference  Cardhu | 09/09/08
Well that is true of society.  TripleII | 09/07/08
I Agree With You, But You Describe "What Should Be"  Cardhu | 09/08/08
OTASP and OTAF.  TripleII | 09/07/08
Just to be sure I understand...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/07/08
It's up to the service provider. Detailed Reply.  TripleII | 09/07/08
One other thought.  TripleII | 09/07/08
It's too late, I and my clients are already...  JCitizen | 09/07/08
Let's Hope So  Cardhu | 09/07/08
"WGA" and "Passing Grade" are oxymoronic  trentreviso | 09/08/08
"It is Microsoft's "the customer is always a pirate" policy"  Ole Man | 09/10/08
Agree with #2 on 4th page.  CobraA1 | 09/08/08
WGA Easy Solution  DarienHawk67 | 09/08/08
WGA easier solution  tracy anne | 09/10/08
I have to agree that there should only be at most 2 kind of Vista  Lerianis | 04/02/09
well done ed  brokndodge@... | 04/02/09
According to Microsoft WGA is doing great?  dfolk2 | 04/03/09
Can't change CDkey  po_134@... | 04/03/09
RE: Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA  allanonmage | 04/26/09

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

advertisement
advertisement

SmartPlanet

Click Here