From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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That wasn't the question. Whether you like it or not there is a concern =
in the IT community about MS and future plans to rent it's software ( OS =
included ) with a yearly subscription fee. MS has done nothing to =
alleviate those fears with it's current plans that basically call =
legitimate activated users of XP 'liars' and make them re-certify their =
systems.=20

"Rich"  wrote in message news:41fd2020$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     I've never heard of an annual subscription for Windows XP.  Have =
you?

  Rich

    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:41fd1872{at}w3.nls.net...
    But does MS have in it's plan that it would shut off the server if =
the user didn't pay a yearly subscription fee as they were doing to =
Office XP in other countries?

    http://news.com.com/2100-1001-269085.html?legacy=3Dcnet
    The deactivation feature works similarly in countries such as =
Australia and New Zealand, where Microsoft offers Office XP for sale on =
an annual subscription basis. The activation technology turns off the =
software unless the subscriber pays for another year's use.=20

      "Rich"  wrote in message news:41fd1029{at}w3.nls.net...
         "Those who have moved to XP however are screwed, once microsoft =
shuts off the activation server because they no longer support XP". 
Now = it is your turn to provide proof of this or retract your claim and =
apologize.

      Rich

        "Geo"  wrote in message =
news:41fcf0ad$1{at}w3.nls.net...
        You said "Actually, mike miller started this thread with his lie =
and george's before it." and you also said "If you believe I made
a = specific claim that is false, please quote it exactly."

        Ok you claimed I lied, I believe that specific claim is false.

        Geo.
          "Rich"  wrote in message news:41fc56cb{at}w3.nls.net...
             Actually, mike miller started this thread with his lie and =
george's before it.  Ask him to prove his claims or retract them.  My =
only claim here is that mike miller's claims are lies specifically in =
regard to enterprise users who do not require activation today.  If you =
believe I made a specific claim that is false, please quote it exactly.

          Rich
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That wasn't the question. Whether you like
it or not =
there is=20
a concern in the IT community about MS and future plans to rent it's = software (=20
OS included ) with a yearly subscription fee. MS has done nothing to = alleviate=20
those fears with it's current plans that basically call legitimate = activated=20
users of XP 'liars' and make them re-certify their systems. =

 
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:41fd2020$1{at}w3.nls.net...

     I've
never heard of an =
annual=20
  subscription for Windows XP.  Have you?
   
  Rich
   
  

    "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
=
wrote in=20
    message news:41fd1872{at}w3.nls.net...
    But does MS have in it's plan that it =
would shut off=20
    the server if the user didn't pay a yearly subscription fee as they =
were=20
    doing to Office XP in other countries?
     
    http://n" target="new">http://n=">http://news.com.com/2100-1001-269085.html?legacy=3Dcnet">http://n=
ews.com.com/2100-1001-269085.html?legacy=3Dcnet
    
    The deactivation feature works similarly in countries such as =
Australia=20
    and New Zealand, where Microsoft offers Office XP for sale on an =
annual=20
    subscription basis. The activation technology turns off the software =
unless=20
    the subscriber pays for another year's use. 
    

      "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:41fd1029{at}w3.nls.net...
        
"Those who have =
moved to XP=20
      however are screwed, once microsoft shuts off the activation =
server=20
      because they no longer support XP".  Now it is your turn to =
provide=20
      proof of this or retract your claim and apologize.
       
      Rich
       
      

        "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
        wrote in message news:41fcf0ad$1{at}w3.nls.net...
        You said
"Actually, mike miller =
started=20
        this thread with his lie and george's before it." and you =
also said=20
        "If you believe I made a specific claim that is false, please =
quote it=20
        exactly."
         
        Ok you claimed I lied, I =
believe that=20
        specific claim is false.
         
        Geo.
        

          "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:41fc56cb{at}w3.nls.net...
            
Actually, mike =
miller=20
          started this thread with his lie and george's before =
it. =20
          Ask him to prove his claims or retract them.  My only =
claim here=20
          is that mike miller's claims are lies specifically in regard =
to=20
          enterprise users who do not require activation today.  If =
you=20
          believe I made a specific claim that is false, please quote it =

          exactly.
           
          Rich

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