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A bug in Windows Vista's built-in antipiracy technology is telling some users that they need to reactivate the operating system after they install new device drivers or run newly installed software.

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TechnologyExpert
Feb. 27, 2007, 12:49 p.m.
This is why activation is such a pain. Remember when Symantec first put in activation into its AV product? And how buggy it was?
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inthemiddleof
Feb. 27, 2007, 3:04 p.m.
Ah yes, The great Microsoft has done it again. Arrrrgh.
Copyright Protection issues aside, I understand there importance, haven't we gone a bit too far in this whole original software thing?
I heard the latest "verification" of XP now sends your IP address to Microsoft as well. What exactly is the point of recording your IP address? Most people don't have static IP addresses.
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joeblowe
Feb. 27, 2007, 4:25 p.m.
Yet another problem you DON'T have with Linux. I was checking out the Beryl desktop manager - pretty nifty. Supposedly much like the Vista scheme. Still just a little problem with the cursor, but I expect that'll get straightened out pretty soon. But, it WORKS and -- IT'S FREE.
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inthemiddleof
Feb. 27, 2007, 5:20 p.m.
I'm a fan of Linux, but I understand why it hasn't made mainstream computing. It's still very much a command driven platform and most users don't have or want that kind of knowledge. It is getting better though.
Another reason is that it's too cheap, :), and it's open source. You'd think that would make it more popular, but business dynamics don't work in it's favor right now. And open source doesn't protect intellectual property.
The other reason I can think of right now is the amount of programming that's involved to make programs multi-platform compatible. The big software companies aren't going to plan for platforms that, 1) don't have considerable market share, and 2) require almost a complete rewrite of the code.
Windows programming is a different beast from Linux/Mac. A lot of man hours would be required for a game/program to be transformed into a Linux/Mac compatible version. It's amazing though how much crap is removed when you do do the conversion. :)
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RandyK
Feb. 27, 2007, 10:39 p.m.
I made the mistake of jumping on the bandwagon and buying OS 10.0 which was pretty much a beta version of the new Unix based operating system. Having said that, it was still easier to deal with than most of the comments I've heard about installing Vista. Tiger has been better and more stable than Vista for a while now and Leopard should bound all over Vista (pun intended) after the initial brief glitches are fixed.