FreeLists / si-list / [SI-LIST] Re: Off Track system question

["Doug McKean" <dmckean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, Doug.  Yes indeed it does.  Quite controversial. 
It might even require *re-registration*. 

See the following website about it ... 

http://news.com.com/2100-1001-269085.html?legacy=cnet 

I quote ... 

"....  The company's new product-activation technology, which 
locks Office XP or Windows XP to a particular PC hardware 
configuration, can deactivate unexpectedly, rendering the software 
useless until a code number is obtained from Microsoft. The feature 
could present the biggest headache to people that frequently 
upgrade or change components on their PCs. 

Already, the activation technology, introduced to thwart piracy 
and promote software subscriptions, is controversial with some 
users of the new Office software package. 

"I have been completely against Windows Product Activation 
from the second Microsoft announced they would implement it 
in Windows XP and Office XP," said Bryan Jagielski, an Office 
user and software engineer from Dallas. "Microsoft has every 
right to combat piracy, but they should do so without invading 
my privacy." 

Microsoft introduced product-activation technology with an 
update to Office 2000 but made it standard fare with Office 
XP, released in late May. It will also be standard with 
Windows XP, the new version of the operating system set to 
launch Oct. 25. 

In the case of Office XP, people can open the software programs 
50 times before activating the product by phone or over the 
Internet. The process "locks" the software to the user's specific 
PC configuration. ...." 

Regards, Doug McKean 


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