-=PCTechTalk=- Re: windows update
- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:33:21 -0500
Cristy,
It IS intrusive and it IS spyware, but it's perfectly legal for them to
do it to us because we all agreed to their TOS (Terms Of Service) when we
installed the OS. Unfortunately, many of their updates won't install
without it knowing whether your OS is genuine.
This, combined with their Product Activation, is not really designed to
stop the crackers as much as it is to prevent people from installing it on
more than the allotted number of systems. Of course, most versions of the
OS are only allowed on a single system.
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:08 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: windows update
> oh,
> so it is like spyware then?
> (no pirated copy here, but it seems intrusive to me).
>
> Christine
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