[lbo-talk] Windows question

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Nov 8 04:45:54 PST 2007


On Nov 7, 2007, at 10:47 PM, ravi wrote:


> You are required to register your computer (online or using the phone)
> within N (= 120?) days of buying the OS. At that time, XP computes a
> hardware signature of your machine, which is used to generate a hash/
> key which is then stored on your computer. Should the computed
> signature change subsequently for your system then you lose the
> authorisation.

Wow. Apple, a company that's no stranger to DRM, does no such thing. And they're not exactly hurting for money.

Doug



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