From: "Geo" 

"Randy H"  wrote in message
news:41fd5a2d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> In reading the Microsoft 'documentation' on Product Activation they state
> that Microsoft "will likely" release an update to disable
activation once
a
> product that uses activation reaches end-of-life status, implying that
> activation will cease to be provided on EOL products as that is a support
> function.
>
> In the same section Microsoft vehemtly states that activation is nothing
> more than an anti-piracy method and not a method to force users to new
> versions of their product.
>
> If "will likely" became "will" and they actually
do release such an update
> then I have no issue.
>
> We'll see what happens, but I'm not that confident that such a thing will
be
> forthcoming.

Have you ever known a vendor to REMOVE a copyprotection just because they
no longer support a product? Ever?

Microsoft will come to the logical conclusion that if they remove
activation when they EOL the product, then everyone is going to pirate it
and god knows we can't have that..

It would be like making XP public domain from microsoft's pov. It's an act
that will make the copyprotection nuts over there go into hyperdrive.

Geo.

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