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Underestimate of demand is only one of several confusing aspects of the OS license.
Tom Mainelli, PCWorld.com
Wednesday, November 21, 2001
Microsoft's offer to sell home users extra licenses to use their Windows XP software on additional PCs is a hit. It's such a big hit, you can't find the licenses anywhere.
Windows XP's product activation, which essentially ties the copy of the operating system to the PC on which it's installed, is intended to stop the illegal practice of installing the OS on multiple PCs. To further encourage multiple-PC homes to play by the rules, Microsoft offers additional licenses for slightly less than the cost of the initial retail package (the offer doesn't apply to owners of new PCs with Windows XP). The problem: A month after Windows XP's release, Microsoft has already run out of licenses.
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There is a lot more to read than what I pasted. Pity poor MS. They need to sell those extra copies so bad.
Underestimate of demand is only one of several confusing aspects of the OS license.
Tom Mainelli, PCWorld.com
Wednesday, November 21, 2001
Microsoft's offer to sell home users extra licenses to use their Windows XP software on additional PCs is a hit. It's such a big hit, you can't find the licenses anywhere.
Windows XP's product activation, which essentially ties the copy of the operating system to the PC on which it's installed, is intended to stop the illegal practice of installing the OS on multiple PCs. To further encourage multiple-PC homes to play by the rules, Microsoft offers additional licenses for slightly less than the cost of the initial retail package (the offer doesn't apply to owners of new PCs with Windows XP). The problem: A month after Windows XP's release, Microsoft has already run out of licenses.
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There is a lot more to read than what I pasted. Pity poor MS. They need to sell those extra copies so bad.
