I think activation is the most stupid idea MS have ever come up with since windows ME.

Can you imagine how much it costs them to run those activation servers, man the phones for customers who need to activate over the telephone, and offer technical support for screwed up activation issues???

Not to mention how many customers they lost because customers don't want to be tied to MS once they buy the software. Who wants MS to watch over them all the time. MS can decide what hardware you can run on your copy of Windows.

I mean think about it, if you buy a copy, they are saying you can only install it on 1 maybe 2 PCs. So what happens if you sell your PC, and buy a new one. Do you have to buy a new OS?

I hate activation. I know older people who haven't a clue about how to do the phone activation, so they just give up.

It's sneaky what MS is doing.. that is why I have started using Linux, Red Hat and Mandrake. I can install it on as many PCs as I like, and say the hell with MS if they become to invasive..

I recommend you all to give linux a shot as soon as Red Hat 10 and Mandrake 10 are released (might be some time)!