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Solve : Windows Genuine Advantage, -Your Opinion.? |
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Answer» Windows Genuine Advantage is still out there. The scenario is something we saw again yesterday. Somebody that has had an old PC that was not used for awhile, he was asked if he wants updates. He gets all the updates and get the WGA warning and is told to buy a new XP or call MS and beg forgiveness. But Windows XP is no longer supported by MS. Yet the retail price is still $149. If he buys it, he has have a product that is at end of life. So what is the advantage? Relief of a possible guilt trip? He says that he believed the copy was legit at the time or purchase, but never keep the invoice. Does that matter? Do you feel sorry for MS because of all the money they lost? Did they LOSE money? Is it wrong to remove the WGA nag? Why do they still have this thing? Or is it pointless to even talk about this anymore? Note to moderator, please correct errors in my post. OK...i will... XP support is live until 2014...so that was innaccurate... 2nd) if it is in FACT a legit XP install all he has to do is call the Mothership on their #800 and they will verify it and issue a new product KEY if need be... 3rd) no invoice is neccessary...they can run a 10 second scan and determine this. 4th) I've never felt sorry for MS. 5th) They haven't lost money. 6th) Yes it would be wrong to circumvent the WGA...this is considered piracy. 7th) Because they can. 8th) That only/he you can determine Keep in mind that the WGA has had issues and has actually reported valid installs as invalid...he has all the tools to jump thru those HOOPS and get it fixed... |
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