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It's unpopular but necessary!
WGA is not going away. What happened coud have happened to any company and has. Should they have better controls in place, yes. Are they GOD and make no mistakes, no! Since there are no numbers available from MS at this time as to the number of users ACTUALLY impacted, compared to the many that are successful, is this really any news at all? Not really! Life's a beach! Stop building expectations on sand!
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This has GOTTA be a joke, right?  OButterball | 08/29/07
That Sucks!  osreinstall | 08/29/07
It's unpopular but necessary!  andrej770 | 08/29/07
So, it's OKAY for just any old programmer ...  OButterball | 08/29/07
Incorrect  frgough | 08/29/07
Ditto  DarienHawk67 | 08/29/07
OK, I'll make it a point...  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
Purchase a new mouse  RicD_ | 08/31/07
Would that worked, but alas ...  Media-Ted@... | 08/31/07
Mouse settings.  Joel R | 08/31/07
Respectfully disagree  RicD_ | 08/31/07
To reply to the above 2...  Media-Ted@... | 08/31/07
Reduce the "Tracking Speed"  pointzerotwo@... | 09/07/07
I blame training and (my) stupidity for some of this...  Media-Ted@... | 09/13/07
Try a different type of mouse  snixon@... | 09/11/07
Been there, tried them...  Media-Ted@... | 09/13/07
Let's be realistic...  Tony Agudo | 08/29/07
That seems a bit naive...  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
It's necessary? Why? (nt)  Henrik Moller | 08/29/07
The more the merrier  Ole Man | 08/29/07
Unscrupulous?  rkuhn040172@... | 08/29/07
Your analogy isn't quite correct.  maldain | 08/29/07
That's the ticket!  Ole Man | 08/29/07
End of discussion? FRIGTARD  brian ansorge | 08/29/07
Message has been deleted.  brian ansorge | 08/29/07
You really believe that non$en$e???  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
Copyright infringement is indeed illegal, but?  Joel R | 08/31/07
I wish  balaknair | 09/05/08
If they aren't GOD then they shouldn't set themselves up as GOD  maldain | 08/29/07
Agreed.  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
You'd think different if it happened to YOU!  larrybed4 | 08/29/07
It happened to me  RickyF | 08/29/07
You must be right.  TechinMN | 08/29/07
Here's a link to the explanation:  cnfrisch | 08/29/07
Lickspittle merely links to the same lie  whisperycat | 08/29/07
Please Read the Explanation Again  cnfrisch | 08/29/07
still wrong about wga, still an outage, still towing the party line  jjarman | 08/29/07
And benefits from each and every screwup...  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
The heart of the matter  frgough | 08/29/07
Let me amend that  frgough | 08/29/07
Just the opposite  cnfrisch | 08/29/07
Great news!  Cardinal_Bill | 08/29/07
glad to see someone thinking  jjarman | 08/29/07
You Have Serious Reading Comprehension Issues  rkuhn040172@... | 08/29/07
Interesting Assumption...Back at You  jjarman | 08/29/07
Guess I have a different definition of outage  maldain | 08/29/07
That is correct!  Ole Man | 08/29/07
OK, then it's worse than an outage.  nighthawk808 | 08/29/07
that's manslaughter  Ole Man | 08/29/07
wrong..users had aero and other features disabled and a non-genuine warning  jjarman | 08/29/07
until validation (when working properly as dedigned) determines otherwise  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
So, youi're saying it's 100% Genuine happy  BitTwiddler | 08/29/07
Microsoft Is At Least Taking A Good First Step  itanalyst | 08/29/07
You ever...  Cardinal_Bill | 08/29/07
Yep. Sounds like it. (nt)  James T. Kirk | 08/29/07
They did blame the 100% Pirates... sorry...  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
Microsoft is playing a game of Catch The Thief  Ole Man | 08/29/07
"This presumption goes to the very heart of why WGA...is unpopular"  jjarman | 08/29/07
A Question for You  rkuhn040172@... | 08/29/07
And for you  DirtyDingus | 08/29/07
YOu go back to the store to get more merchandise...  Confused by religion | 08/29/07
Nope  DirtyDingus | 08/29/07
And when was the  I. Kidya Knott | 08/29/07
You know it's been  I. Kidya Knott | 08/29/07
I don't know about PVC...  ccutright | 09/28/07
WGA Failure  DirtyDingus | 08/29/07
I guess you don't go shopping much.  osreinstall | 09/01/07
"Give me one freaking example"  nighthawk808 | 08/29/07
You are defending "Guilty until Innocent"? Interesting...  jjarman | 08/29/07
More Fun With Car Analogies...  UserLand | 08/29/07
It's because...  Cardinal_Bill | 08/29/07
Whoah, Nellie!  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
Wow...  balaknair | 09/05/08
Who cares about "fair use"?  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
WOW!  c4kays@... | 08/29/07
Obviously, it wasn't you.  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
and such a pretty shiny round number...it couldn't be made up.  jjarman | 08/30/07
Vote with your Wallet.  ITGuy04 | 08/29/07
And Then...  rkuhn040172@... | 08/29/07
Yup - keep your business nimble  ITGuy04 | 08/29/07
However, if you want reliability you do get locked in.  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
Not true! A complete falsification.  Ole Man | 08/29/07
Never experienced Linux eh?  devlin_X | 09/01/07
But whose 'human error' was it?  Shelendrea | 08/29/07
ssshhhhh....don't look at the man behind the curtain...;-)  jjarman | 08/29/07
How about the true value of Pi?  Shelendrea | 08/29/07
Agreed totally  rhomp2002@... | 08/29/07
Banks  rkuhn040172@... | 08/29/07
Good start, but let's develop this a bit...  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
No Outage? Hmmm  THEE WOLF | 08/29/07
This reminds me of how Apple behaves  NonZealot | 08/29/07
Why do you believe Microsoft on the number of systems  RickyF | 08/29/07
AMAZING, doesn't EVERYTHING remind you of Apple?  jjarman | 08/29/07
When you start saying things like...  sceptical | 08/29/07
You have proof?  TripleII | 08/29/07
Erm...  zkiwi | 08/29/07
Yes, let's looks at Apple  waltmaine | 08/30/07
Apple O/S's are locked to Apple computers  cnfrisch | 08/30/07
Why?  zkiwi | 08/30/07
"Your point is moot." ...Au contraire!  jjarman | 08/30/07
Windows computers are locked to Microsoft  Ole Man | 08/30/07
Actually your BOTH wrong....  devlin_X | 09/01/07
In Other Words  DonG43 | 08/29/07
Re; In Other Words  pj_mouse | 08/29/07
NO RESPONSE or BAD RESPONSE is an OUTAGE - That attitude is why Microsoft..  Basic Logic | 08/29/07
Message has been deleted.  TechExec2 | 08/29/07
Pure genius!!!!!  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
very clever and funny, thanks for the satire, cracked me up  jjarman | 08/30/07
Why was that post deleted?  TechExec2 | 08/30/07
Probably so close to the truth...  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
That?s MS-DOS bidanya to YOU! (nt)  Joel R | 08/31/07
"A rose by any other name..."  Jalapeno Bob | 08/29/07
Please read how RFM really works  cnfrisch | 08/30/07
The medical term for your condition  Ole Man | 08/30/07
Message has been deleted.  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
"life- or safety-critical application"  balaknair | 09/05/08
Which Is An Excellent Reason  Cardhu | 09/15/08
Of Children and Pirates!  John Westra | 08/30/07
I have owned dozens of computers since 1980...  Media-Ted@... | 08/30/07
Yep, scare tactics to justify a strong handed approach!  jjarman | 08/30/07
In my opinion, professional pirates, along with phishers and virus writers  Ole Man | 08/30/07
So off-base  cnfrisch | 08/30/07
NewsFlash!  Ole Man | 08/30/07
Glad to hear you had to problem  cnfrisch | 08/30/07
I knew it!  Ole Man | 08/30/07
WGB not WGA  elarson | 08/30/07
Please identify yourself correctly  Ole Man | 08/30/07
suggests a hack...  buzzl | 08/30/07
Genuine People, Genuine Stories  cnfrisch | 08/30/07
Genuine People. Genuine HORROR Stories. shocked  TechExec2 | 08/30/07
Correction  TechExec2 | 08/30/07
Still looking for facts not in evidence in your posts  cnfrisch | 08/31/07
Message has been deleted.  TechExec2 | 08/31/07
Still looking for substantiated facts in your posts  TechExec2 | 08/31/07
Yes, it was certainly human error  critic-at-arms | 08/31/07
It's WORSE than an OUTAGE  TheLordOfLight | 09/01/07
Zero  cnfrisch | 09/01/07
The thread was cut for 20 hours  TechExec2 | 09/01/07
Ever experience a "check engine" light?  cnfrisch | 09/01/07
"Reduced Functionality Mode" is not like the "Check Engine Light"  TechExec2 | 09/01/07
Microsoft Game Over  TechExec2 | 09/01/07
Vista sales twice XP sales  cnfrisch | 09/01/07
Vista is not selling well  TechExec2 | 09/01/07
No longer an issue  cnfrisch | 09/01/07
20 hours = 0; right?  Media-Ted@... | 09/04/07
wow...  cornfreak | 09/04/07
RE: Microsoft: WGA meltdown due to human error  viruser ZDNet Moderator | 09/04/07

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