Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft.

[M.I.5¾]

The people who really know the answer to this won't tell,
and those who tell don't really know. Just use your common
sense, taking into account the price of Vista, the price of XP,
the number of people wanting to re-install their old XP after
"experiencingi: Vista, and your own experiience (which does
NOT involve risking death or imprisonment or fines).

Pricing doesn't necessarily come into it. European laws require the product
to be useable for 10 years from end of supply (which hasn't happened yet).
Some means of activation must be provided or the supplier gets to buy the
product back.

 

[Timothy Daniels]

Pricing doesn't necessarily come into it. European laws require
the product to be useable for 10 years from end of supply
(which hasn't happened yet). Some means of activation must
be provided or the supplier gets to buy the product back.

Pricing plays a part in making a product attractive to pirates.
If Vista installation CDs cost $5, there would many fewer people
who would buy pirated CDs instead of the genuine article.

*TimDaniels*

 

[M.I.5¾]

Pricing plays a part in making a product attractive to pirates.
If Vista installation CDs cost $5, there would many fewer people
who would buy pirated CDs instead of the genuine article.

Obviously pricing doesn't come into it, because Microsoft sell their
products at a price that encourages piracy.

 

[Timothy Daniels]

Obviously pricing doesn't come into it, because Microsoft sell their products
at a price that encourages piracy.

And thus you confirm my point that pricing plays a part in
making a product attractive to pirates. Since higher price means
that fewer potential buyers are willing to pay the price for the
genuine product, they are more willing to take a chance on pirated
copies. Thus, pirates make more money when Microsoft raises
the prices on its software.

*TimDaniels*