Tag: invasion_of_privacy

Transferring Windows XP Activation Information

July 26, 2007 by Jason

To tell you the truth, I have never understood what the big deal is with product activation. The fact of the matter is that piracy is fairly rampant and that is the target for a large percentage of the piracy due to their dominance in the and office productivity markets. They have a right to try to stop or at least control that privacy and the product activation seems to be a fair way of ensuring that only legitimate owners get to benefit from using it.

All that said, I know that there are many users who abhor the process. It may be because they have had problems activating and have had to call the toll-free number and wait to talk to a support agent who then read them some 278-character long (okay- it’s a slight ) activation code. Read More»