__/ [ [H]omer ] on Thursday 26 April 2007 09:25 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Microsoft takes 'scratch and surf' approach to $3 Windows activation
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>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | "When students receive their PC, they will also receive a separate
>> | 'scratch-off' activation card they will use to activate their
>> | software," the spokeswoman said. Students will go to a Web site
>> | to enter the license number they see on the card. "The license
>> | is then uniquely tied to the software on that machine," she added.
>> `----
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9017845
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> And that'll flop too.
>
> The OS might be 3 bucks, but how much is the PC needed to run it?
>
> OLPC <---- Hmm. ($100)
> OLPC Software Licence (Zero)
> Scratch card "activation" (No)
>
> And here's something MS haven't explained about their new "benevolent"
> XP deals to the Third World, that they're going to *start* rolling out
> later this year; aren't they supposed to be *terminating* XP on January
> 31, 2008?
>
> Oops.
>
> Game over.
This has led to some mild conflicts such as SPIII in 2008 and the long
support line. Business strategies collide.
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~~ With kind regards
Roy S. Schestowitz | One, Two, Free Open Source Software (FOSS)
http://Schestowitz.com | GNU is Not UNIX | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
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