On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:28:36 +0900, High Plains Thumper wrote:

> Freeride wrote:
>
>> http://www.osnews.com/story.php/1653...GA-Kill-Switch
>>
>>> "Buried in a Knowledge Base article that Microsoft published to the Web
>>> on November 14 are details of Microsoft's plans to combat Office 2007
>>> piracy via new Office Genuine Advantage lockdowns. Microsoft's intentions
>>> are clear: Just as it is doing with Vista, Microsoft plans to incorporate
>>> what basically amounts to a 'kill switch' into Office 2007. Office 2007
>>> users who can't or won't pass activation muster within a set time period
>>> will be moved into 'reduced-functionality mode', according to Microsoft."
>>
>> Wow Microsoft innovation at its finest.
>
> I am glad that Open Office has no kill switch.


It doesn't need one.
Openoffice is DOA.......

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:45:22 -0500, flatfish+++ wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:28:36 +0900, High Plains Thumper wrote:
>
>> Freeride wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.osnews.com/story.php/1653...GA-Kill-Switch
>>>
>>>> "Buried in a Knowledge Base article that Microsoft published to the
>>>> Web on November 14 are details of Microsoft's plans to combat Office
>>>> 2007 piracy via new Office Genuine Advantage lockdowns. Microsoft's
>>>> intentions are clear: Just as it is doing with Vista, Microsoft plans
>>>> to incorporate what basically amounts to a 'kill switch' into Office
>>>> 2007. Office 2007 users who can't or won't pass activation muster
>>>> within a set time period will be moved into 'reduced-functionality
>>>> mode', according to Microsoft."
>>>
>>> Wow Microsoft innovation at its finest.
>>
>> I am glad that Open Office has no kill switch.
>
>
> It doesn't need one.
> Openoffice is DOA.......

Why do you enjoy looking stupid?

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Rick