CadetStimpy Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Well, I'll eventually see if their Features & Tweaks are worth 'getting excited about'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 As a member of the insider program I see that almost monthly on 13 different machines (='s a whole lot of waiting around) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadetStimpy Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 13?! Reminds me of the first 'saying' I learned in the Army: "Hurry-up and wait"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Oh man, I was running the betas for a long time. It felt like the whole system would reinstall itself every two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadetStimpy Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 This story is some weeks old now, but I was unable to activate my copy of Windows 10. I had purchased my copy of Windows 8.1 from Discount Mountain Software out of Denver, CO. As it turned out, this happened: Discount Mountain Software, Matt Lockwood, Fraud, sued by Microsoft (What the company was apparently doing, was to take Product Keys off old computers and resell them, etc.). Crap, guess I shoulda researched the company more, although in their early days, they were considered reputable. Anyway, since my Win8.1 Key was apparently 'illegal', I was unable to activate my upgraded-to copy of Windows 10. After some research, it seemed my only legal option was to purchase another copy of Windows and use that Key. Really? Crap! I had already purchased a copy (unfortunately, a thief got the money, damn it!) so naturally, I didn't want to buy another one. However, my only 'not buying another copy' option was to use one of those 'Key Generators', which I did. I figure after a year, I'll have to purchase a new copy anyway, but for now, I guess I'm stealing from Microsoft, technically. I generally try to avoid stealing. What do you think? [sp_show_poll id="4"] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I'm sure you have given Microsoft plenty of money over the years plus when you bought Windows 8 was it on a PC you built or one you already had running Windows 7 if so you could have used the Windows 7 COA. Since MS is suing the company they should honor the codes of the people who didn't realize that they were defrauding the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Yeah, that really sucks for consumers. Wait to treat your customers as enemies, MS. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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