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Vista suffering from FUD?
Darwin:
Flaky indeed, especially with its new KMS licensing mechanism. Basically it requires my computer to check in with a special KMS server every 3 months to be certified.
-mwang (September 05, 2008, 03:30 PM)
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Is this due to corporate/academic licensing or is this a requirement for all Vista users? If it's the latter, good to know!
mwang:
Is this due to corporate/academic licensing or is this a requirement for all Vista users? If it's the latter, good to know!
-Darwin (September 05, 2008, 03:45 PM)
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I'm not an expert, but I think it's for site licensing only.
Darwin:
Is this due to corporate/academic licensing or is this a requirement for all Vista users? If it's the latter, good to know!
-Darwin (September 05, 2008, 03:45 PM)
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I'm not an expert, but I think it's for site licensing only.
-mwang (September 05, 2008, 03:51 PM)
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Ah, thanks. I figured it wasn't a general requirement, otherwise I would have been hearing more about it! Thanks for clarifiying that.
On a peripherally related note, check out Apple's Family Pack licence scheme on OS-X (and take note MS!):
The Family Pack Software License Agreement allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-labeled computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that household. By 'household' we mean a person or persons who share the same housing unit such as a home, apartment, mobile home, or condominium, including student members who are primary residents of that household but reside at a separate on-campus location. This license does not extend to business or commercial users.
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PS the Family Pack is $189 on Amazon :(
Stoic Joker:
The KMS licensing requirement was created due to the XP era corporate keys being swapped around faster than a whore at a viking festival.
...and that is the only place they're used/required.
Darwin:
The KMS licensing requirement was created due to the XP era corporate keys being swapped around faster than a whore at a viking festival.
...and that is the only place they're used/required.
-Stoic Joker (September 05, 2008, 03:58 PM)
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;D
Ha, ha, thank you for the chuckle and for clarifying that. Stoic Joker, eh? Well named!
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