Comments on: In Defence of Microsoft Product Activation http://www.robinontech.com/2007/04/20/in-defence-of-microsoft-product-activation/ Technology Commentary & Analysis Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:48:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nathan Williams http://www.robinontech.com/2007/04/20/in-defence-of-microsoft-product-activation/comment-page-1/#comment-1693 Nathan Williams Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:59:00 +0000 http://www.robinontech.com/2007/04/20/in-defence-of-microsoft-product-activation/#comment-1693 I have a little story from a friend working with Vista. You claim it only inconveniences people upgrading their motherboard? Not true. He updated his sound drivers. No hardware was changed, just the driver. He was forced to call Microsoft. I don't know about you, but that sounds inconvenient to me. I have a little story from a friend working with Vista.
You claim it only inconveniences people upgrading their motherboard?
Not true.

He updated his sound drivers.
No hardware was changed, just the driver.

He was forced to call Microsoft.

I don’t know about you, but that sounds inconvenient to me.

]]> By: Matt Pooley http://www.robinontech.com/2007/04/20/in-defence-of-microsoft-product-activation/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Matt Pooley Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:23:58 +0000 http://www.robinontech.com/2007/04/20/in-defence-of-microsoft-product-activation/#comment-908 I assume from this comment that you have never been on a business trip and had Office come up with 'Your system configuration appears to have changed, please insert the original Office installation media to continue' The fact that bugs in MPA can severely impact peoples legitimate use of the software is justification for removing it completely. I assume from this comment that you have never been on a business trip and had Office come up with ‘Your system configuration appears to have changed, please insert the original Office installation media to continue’

The fact that bugs in MPA can severely impact peoples legitimate use of the software is justification for removing it completely.

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