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   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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   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 message=20
  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 doing=20
  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 and=20
  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 =
because=20
    they no longer support XP".  Now it is your turn to provide =
proof of=20
    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 this=20
      thread with his lie and george's before it." and you also =
said "If=20
      you believe I made a specific claim that is false, please quote it =

      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 started=20
        this thread with his lie and george's before it.  Ask =
him to=20
        prove his claims or retract them.  My only claim here is =
that mike=20
        miller's claims are lies specifically in regard to enterprise =
users who=20
        do not require activation today.  If you believe I made a =
specific=20
        claim that is false, please quote it exactly.
         
        Rich

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