As the popularity of Windows XP and Office XP grows, you may have some questions posed to you. Here are some basics of Microsoft's latest antipiracy effort, Product Activation.
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As the popularity of Windows XP and Office XP grows, you may have some questions posed to you. Here are some basics of Microsoft's latest antipiracy effort, Product Activation.
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What, specifically, can end users and organisations expect from Windows XP and Office XP? Microsoft went a long way toward answering these questions recently, showing off early versions of the software at an event in Seattle.
Microsoft's new Windows XP--at least the beta builds I've been playing with--combines the best of Windows 2000 with what I like about Windows Me, and then goes a step further. And this is good.
Wouldn't it be great if you could get all your big customers to make their next two years' worth purchases all before October 1--and still give you more money over the coming two years? That's exactly what Microsoft is doing, and short of customer revolt or federal action, they will probably get away with it.
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