[SI-LIST] Re: Off Track system question
- From: "Doug McKean" <dmckean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:33:11 -0800
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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