ok, I heard the other day and couldn't believe my ears.
Do you really have to connect to M$ servers to update your XP license every 30 days?
I'm sure this is a great way to stop pirating of M$ software but what about folks that don't necessarily use the internet? Sure, it's a requirement but does that mean if you don't want to contact their servers that you have to use pre-XP systems? Gee, this makes good news since that means folks will be less willing to upgrade their systems for several years and/or give the *nix side of the world a nice size influx of users especially since many distros are becoming user friendly like OSX.
hmmm, is Apple next with their .Mac service? I hope not!
openoffice + gimp + sketch ...
Do you really have to connect to M$ servers to update your XP license every 30 days?
I'm sure this is a great way to stop pirating of M$ software but what about folks that don't necessarily use the internet? Sure, it's a requirement but does that mean if you don't want to contact their servers that you have to use pre-XP systems? Gee, this makes good news since that means folks will be less willing to upgrade their systems for several years and/or give the *nix side of the world a nice size influx of users especially since many distros are becoming user friendly like OSX.
hmmm, is Apple next with their .Mac service? I hope not!
openoffice + gimp + sketch ...
wondering about XP