From: /m 

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:10:32 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>Let me explain their POV. Everyone on the planet already owns a copy of
>Windows (they have sold that many)

I own several copies of Windows 2000.


>so the only way to keep the money pump
>going is to either get you to buy new with a new machine by tying it to the
>hardware or force deactivate and make you purchase new.


I just keep on loading my retail copies of Windows 2000 onto new hardware
that I buy.   That's probably why Microsoft wants to kill off
the model that I live in.  ;-)

 /m

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