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Skriven 2005-08-05 07:10:42 av Robert Comer (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 6456 av Geo (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Microsoft - spying under the guise of product ID
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From: "Robert Comer" <bobcomer@mindspring.com>

There's also PC's that come with one version of Windows and then get upgraded
to another by sharing  a friends install disk...

- Bob Comer


"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message news:42f2dd97$1@w3.nls.net...
> Well it's really simple for me, since they are talking about pirated
> versions of windows and windows update addons, it's got to be capable of
> running windows. So again I ask, how do 100 million of these get sold with
> no preloaded windows?
>
> If the issue is they are being sold with preloaded windows, but it's being
> pirated by the OEM, then why harass the users? Go harass all the OEM's.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Thees Peereboom" <theesp@barkto.com> wrote in message
> news:op.suy3wnk42hvhrx@news.barkto.com...
>> Geo,
>>
>> I mean, of course, measured by what definition? When is a PC a PC and not
>> a server or an appliance or a mobile phone.
>>
>> - Thees Peereboom
>>
>> On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 12:22:53 +0200, Geo <georger@nls.net> wrote:
>>
>> > It's a computer that comes with windows preinstalled which makes me
>> > wonder
>> > how 100 million of them didn't come with windows preinstalled.
>> >
>> > Geo.
>> >
>> > "Thees Peereboom" <theesp@barkto.com> wrote in message
>> > news:op.suxambr22hvhrx@news.barkto.com...
>> >> Geo,
>> >>
>> >> What is a PC?
>> >>
>> >> - Thees Peereboom
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 05:25:02 +0200, Geo <georger@nls.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:42ef6263@w3.nls.net...
>> >> >
>> >> >> interest in sharing the latest changes to its software with the
>> >> >> estimated
>> >> >> 100 million computer owners worldwide who use pirated software.
>> >> >> Such
>> >> > pirated
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > How many PC are there in the world?
>> >> >
>> >> > Geo.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

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