From: "Rich Gauszka" 

This is the same company that excluded Vista Home users ( excepting MSDN
users ) from running Virtualization in their EULA.


"Geo."  wrote in message news:4576c7ed$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>I go to MSDN today to download Vista, download is no problem. Then I go to
> get a key and here is what it says:
>
> Windows Vista Business Product Keys Temporarily Unavailable
>
> You may install Vista Business without a product key by choosing to
> install
> Windows Vista without a product key on the product key input screen during
> setup. On the following setup screen please specify which edition to
> install
> (all Vista editions will be listed). Setup will then continue, and once
> complete you can use Windows Vista for 15 days before activation is
> required. When keys become available, you can then activate your
> installation. Using this process, Windows Vista can only be activated with
> a
> product key that matches the version specified during setup.
>
> WTF, they expect me to swallow this shit? This is one really FU'd company
> if
> they think this sort of professional attitude is going to score points
> with
> anyone. The reason I am downloading Vista and requesting a key is so I can
> make a decision on whether or not we are ever going to move to a new
> version
> of Windows (we run W2K) or move to another platform like Linux.
>
> I think I just got my answer without even having installed it yet.
>
> Geo.
>
>

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