<sigh> I know, I wish linux would go mainstream one of these days, legally that would solve loads of things when it finally did. At 06:09 a.m. 22/12/2007, you wrote: >Hi Shaun, >The law is on the side of the parent company who holds the copyrights >for the software. If you buy Windows Vista for $250 one day and your >computer dies the next and you need a product key replacement and >microsoft charges $215 for the new key that is their legal right. That >is the actual prices quoted to me from Microsoft for Vista Home Premium. >While that royally sucks the law is behind them, and we are just out of >luck. >We are fortunate in our small ag market that most developers, BSC, GMA, >etc don't charge for product key replacements. That isn't true for the >main stream markets where companies will charge you an arm and a leg for >new keys. > >shaun everiss wrote: >> thats all and good as long as you are prepaired to offer keys or a sertain >> number of keys per month etc free or have some scheme. >> I do aggree with tom that I'd rather pirate than pay more than the product >> cost just to get another licence, that really drives me away. >> i personally don't know what I would do if this did happen. >> Is there anything legal I can actually do if this does actually happen. >> I've been happy to just not bother but with all the crack down on >> torrentsites and the like as well as all the other things around I now >> wander what a consumer can actually do if they come over this sort of thing. >> I'm not against hardware activations or activations of any kind as long as >> they work properly and don't change because of say a software driver update >> or firmware update to hardware or software, or not work for an unknown >> reason or cost a load of extra cash to replace. >> This applies to all things really, oh and you can reply offlist if it starts >> going a bit ot. >> I would be interested to know what I could do. >> I wander if I can buy a number of licences for things or get some ensurance >> for the life of the actual os or for a sertain number of years and pay a >> little extra up front, I'd probably be happy to do that. >> I've been lucky and its fair to say most don't probably have or won't >> probably have that issue. >> I know on xp related things I can install the software on to as many systems >> as I want with the same key as long as the system I have loaded is the only >> system thats using the licence on at the current time as i have done this >> with office a few times when my laptop was giving me hell and I had to get a >> second one when repairs were done and then get another replaced. >> Another thing i wander is what I do if I have a dead laptop, and I still >> have the recovery cd with the product key and actual software or just the >> actual key only I know these things can be linked to another oem serial of a >> laptop but I now have a useless code for xp home which I can't activate >> which I have tried. >> > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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