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ActiveWin.com Exclusive: WinXP EULA Updated For SP2, One Activation Limit Imposed | |
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| Time: 09:00 EST/14:00 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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ActiveWin.com has learned that Microsoft plans to update Windows XP's End User License Agreement with Service Pack 2, to be released this summer. The new agreement stipulates that Windows XP can only be activated ONCE, after which time a $20 "Expansion Pack" must be purchased, even if the activation takes place on the same computer. Users are given a choice: If they do not agree with the new license, they have every right not to install Windows XP SP2. In related news, ActiveWin.com has learned what Microsoft plans to do with its huge $60 billion dollar stockpile. The company will buy AOL, Google, Sun, Novell, and Yahoo! Microsoft also plans on forming an army to invade Canada. Calling it a, "win for big business," President Bush said he will do all he can to help the acquisitions go through, and tentatively commit troops to the Canada effort. |
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This is an archived static copy of ActiveWin.com. |
| #1 By 2332 (65.221.182.2) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 09:22:39 AM |
| Almost got me there.... almost! |
| #2 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 09:33:43 AM |
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Thanks God I wasn' t drinking coffe when I read it; I was going to call Bill and say him: "you are fired!".
Good one. |
| #3 By 9264 (69.176.36.129) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:14:37 AM |
| Come on guys, at least make them believable. I wouldn't have fallen for that one even if this had been August 14. :) |
| #4 By 2138 (80.98.192.116) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:40:27 AM |
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I for one read the new EULA Agreement and it does stipulate such action will take place, only BETA testers will continue to get free future expansion packs until further notice.
UPDATE: Happy April Fools Day! |
| #5 By 7711 (12.107.81.66) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:47:27 AM |
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If it was only the EULA part, I might have been taken. The second paragraph gave it away.
Anybody remember the Mets/Sid Finch SI gag from about 10 or 15 years ago? That was an awesome April Fools!!! |
| #6 By 665 (198.51.49.2) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 11:33:22 AM |
| Ah, come on guys, it wasn't that bad... I literally had fifteen minutes to write something up... it was either this or take the year off, so I figured we might has well have a little fun... I'll have to start planning ahead for next year. |
| #7 By 61 (24.92.223.138) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 01:43:20 PM |
| I read about G-Mail yesterday... |
| #8 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 03:23:36 PM |
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Second paragraph?
That's the most believable part. That first paragraph gave the whole thing away. |
| #9 By 2 (24.239.196.15) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 04:07:04 PM |
| Ok, monkey...that made me laugh....Were you drinking bong water when you wrote that comment? |
| #10 By 2 (24.239.196.15) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 05:03:11 PM |
| Mr. Dee....you don't know what a bong is? you can't be staff here :) |
| #11 By 8556 (12.217.173.227) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 05:09:13 PM |
| Mmmmmm. Bong water..... |
| #12 By 135 (208.186.90.168) at Thursday, April 01, 2004 07:44:46 PM |
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Ok, this is creepy...
There's an ad to the side of this page for Great Expectations singles thing and it claims to know what city I live in. Someone is following me. |
| #13 By 61 (24.92.223.138) at Friday, April 02, 2004 02:11:45 AM |
| There actually is rumor that Time-Warner is looking to sell off AOL and that Microsoft would be the one to buy them... now if it is even remotely true, who knows. |
