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What Microsoft didn't understand then is that they think they are preventing me from buying Windows once and then never buying again by using my one copy and then continually changing PCs. On my side of the table, however, what I see is that Microsoft is preventing me from accessing my data. And my data is more important (to me) than any OS. I use the Mac now because of this. If Apple does the same thing, I'll switch to Linux in a heartbeat.

So, Microsoft, are you still going to hold people's data hostage? If so, you will never see me again.]]>Aug 12th 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
No-one believes you, son.]]>Aug 12th 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/ PCs? ]]>Aug 12th 2009 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
you must be pretty bad at the whole computing thing, I've upgraded every single one of those pieces of hardware, as well as my CPU, with Vista (more than once where a hard drive is concerned) and I've never had to contact Microsoft to revalidate my license. Also, I don't know exactly how a router would be likely to affect your license?]]>Aug 12th 2009 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
Windows XP: Every time I upgrade RAM, CPU, or HDD, I need to call the evil M$ to reactivate. When will they stop keeping my data hostage?
Windows Vista: DRM is so intertwined into the OS, that I will not be able to play any media that does not have DRM attached to it. When will they stop keeping my data hostage?
Windows 7: Every time I upgrade RAM, CPU, or HDD, I need to call the evil M$ to reactivate. When will they stop keeping my data hostage?

If you are going to spread FUD, at lest try to make up new false arguments. Recycling old ones is just lazy.]]>Aug 12th 2009 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
not to beat a dead horse here...but my vista runs almost flawlessly. the only time i have trouble is when i do something my computer isnt really set up to handle. im tri-booting my computer with vista, 7 rc build 7100 and ubuntu and every now and then i do something stupid and make some modifications and end up needing to reinstall an OS or format a hdd. and no matter how many times ive wiped a drive clean or reinstalled vista/7 i have never had ANY problems with my key. kudos to MS on this one.

and to support FraggleRock's "macs are easier to hack" comment. hes right. all you need to know is some unix/linux coding and you can easliy boot OS X on your pc with no problem.]]>Aug 12th 2009 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
I had to validate the license again over the phone once a few years ago. Of course, that license for XP Pro lasted me from release through God knows how many computers and reinstalls. Vista I never had a problem with. Of course, the Genuine Advantage™ check does seem a bit arbitrary. I once changed an entire motherboard on it without complaints, but it wanted me to revalidate after I hooked up a friend's hard drive for data recovery.

Only had to call in once though. I'm not sure how the hell you behaved to make it such a hassle for you. My activities look like damn piracy and I've had a legit OS since Windows 3.11. Check that, I briefly had an illegal copy of Windows 2000 installed. ]]>Aug 12th 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
7 is much better though.

yoshi: You might need to revalidate only if you change your motherboard.]]>Aug 12th 2009 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
I like the old way too though.]]>Aug 12th 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
I don't think that I would be dinking around upgrading the components in my vital, only PC which runs my business all the time if it were that critical to my success.]]>Aug 12th 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
Macs aren't easier to hack, they are upgradable (I upgraded my RAM to 4GB this year in my MBP), and even though they are more expense, it's because you are getting quality, no crap programs to boot, and a sweet OS.....so how do you justify that Mac ISN'T better than PC?!]]>Aug 12th 2009 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
Now let's see you upgrade the video card, or add a PCI card from the vast library of PCI cards in the world. I know I know, you stated you did it in a laptop, but even still, take any mac desktop and let's see you upgrade it.]]>Aug 12th 2009 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
@Neal: +1]]>Aug 12th 2009 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
MS just has to convince businesses they need this Windows 7 and maybe MS will be back in the business of selling OSes again after the long, almost nine year wait.]]>Aug 13th 2009 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
Yup, I've been there with a couple of calls to Microsoft's Indian call centre, once with a reinstall of XP Pro and once when the Windows Genuine Advantage check that was performed prior to installing IE7 decided that my copy of XP Pro wasn't genuine and busted me down to un-Activated status.

As I have said MANY times before, Windows Activation and Windows Genuine Advantage is a farce that needs to be abandoned. It does nothing to prevent piracy of the OS and only inconveniences the legitimate user for no reason. It does not work 100% reliably and for that reason alone it should never have been implemented. I sincerely wish that Microsoft would go back to the good ol' days when all you needed to do was type in your serial number - that was fine and did what was needed.]]>Aug 13th 2009 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
Yeah, Microsoft REALLY should get back to that whole OS thing that they've been dominating in for almost two decades...

Do some of you people live on the same planet as the rest of us or not? ]]>Aug 13th 2009 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
I work at a computer store and I can't count how many times I've had customers come in with valid windows keys failing genuine advantage... Quite often it happens without changing any hardware whatsoever, other times it's been things like upgrading a video card or ram, usually a single piece of hardware.

Often times it will fail online and I have to call India, and while usually they're pretty good about it, I've had times where they've told me to talk to the OEM to get it straightened out... As I'm sure you're all aware, calling dell or HP isn't going to get you anywhere, and in cases where it's been OUR system we built in shop, I've screamed at poor indian people that I AM THE F**KING OEM!! ...and have been hung up on. Often times I've had to resort to downloading WGA cracks to install on legitimately licensed copies of vista and xp. I've even reimbursed someone for windows then installed ubuntu for them because they (and I) were so fed up.

These things DO happen. They inconvenience hundreds of thousands of legitimate users, while pirates never have to deal with this crap.]]>Aug 13th 2009 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 14th 2009 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 16th 2009 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
Also the Zune HD looks brilliant.


I'm thinking this year is Xbox 360/Natal, Windows 7, Zune HD Vs Snow Leopard, New iPods and the iPad (which wont happen for a year or 2 methinks)]]>Aug 17th 2009 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 22nd 2009 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Sep 8th 2009 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Sep 22nd 2009 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/ Mac]]>Aug 12th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
Just install win 7 on a mac and you will be ok. ha!]]>Aug 12th 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/ PC]]>Aug 12th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/(Fedora + PC = PASS!) or (Suse + PC = PASS!) or (Ubuntu + PC = PASS!)
endif.]]>Aug 12th 2009 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
How are Macs slower? They use less power and run circles around any PC I've ever seen. Also, I've never seen a Mac blue screen of death (which I saw an article showing Windows 7 doing it within a week ago). Mac viruses are damn near unheard of. Also, upgrading prices from Leopard to Snow Leopard aren't astronomical, like the upgrade from Vista to 7 will be. If you say it's more than an upgrade you obviously don't have Vista, because I've seen both, it's an upgrade.

So IMO Mac > PC]]>Aug 12th 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/I didn't see a single semicolon in that whole snippet;]]>Aug 12th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
You can't have seen many PCs then...]]>Aug 12th 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
You're right on a Mac you don't get blue screens. What you DO get is the forever spinning pinwheel and a program crash notification if you are lucky. Anyone who claims that OSX software doesn't crash mush only be web surfing and using email. Because any honest OSX user will admit that they've had apps crash and sometimes the OS goes down too. It's no different then a windows machine.]]>Aug 12th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
Oh dear ! which Mac and which PC ? you are aware they have several different configerations ?
And yes under the glass and aluminium and nasty white plastic Macs use exactly the same CPUs and chipsets as PCs so effectively they are PCs. Unless you think a Ford and GM are not both cars because they look slighty different.]]>Aug 12th 2009 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
If what you say is true, then please explain how in the 90s Macs (OS8, OS9) had less than 6% share, yet had problems with viruses. Macs (OS X) now have nearly 10% share and zero viruses.

If you think the market share of Windows now is due to merit then you're sorely ignorant son.]]>Aug 12th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/Aug 12th 2009 4:28PM