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?

--
Rick

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

> 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.......

MS office had a kill switch since 2003. IIRC I had to activate my trial
student copy after it was reduced in functionality


--
Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004

COOSN-266-06-25794

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

> 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.......

MS office had a kill switch since 2003. IIRC I had to activate my trial
student copy after it was reduced in functionality


--
Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004

COOSN-266-06-25794

Rick wrote:
> 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?

Is his honesty so much for you to handle that you have to _try_ and slam
him?

some idiot forging chrisv wrote:

>(snip)

Ignore the forger.

Rick wrote:
> 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?

Is his honesty so much for you to handle that you have to _try_ and slam
him?

some idiot forging chrisv wrote:
> chrisv wrote:
>
>> (snip)
>
> Ignore the forger.

Always do...

*plonk*

chrisv wrote:
> Rick wrote:
>> flatfish+++ wrote:
>>> High Plains Thumper wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am glad that Open Office has no kill switch.
>>>
>>> It doesn't need one. Openoffice is DOA.......
>>
>> Why do you enjoy looking stupid?
>
> Is his honesty so much for you to handle that you have to _try_ and slam
> him?

OpenOffice is quite alive. I use Open Office, so do many other users.
(20,000 - Indiana State schools, 20,000 - Singapore Government, 80,000 -
Extredamura, Spain regional Government and schools, 14,000 - Munich,
Germany, 12,000 - Philippine schools, etc.)

--
HPT

some idiot forging chrisv wrote:

>(snip)

Ignore the forger.

chrisv wrote:
> High Plains Thumper wrote:
>>
>> OpenOffice is quite alive. I use Open Office, so do many other
>> users. (20,000 - Indiana State schools, 20,000 - Singapore
>> Government, 80,000 - Extredamura, Spain regional Government and
>> schools, 14,000 - Munich, Germany, 12,000 - Philippine schools, etc.)
>
> Translated: Thousands are /claimed/ to use Open Office vs. the several
> Billion who use better products like Microsoft Office.
>

Translated: better = uses 6 gigs more disk space, costs £500 more and
needs a massive bugfix downloaded the day it ships.

--
--
* I always hope for the best. Experience, unfortunately, has taught me
to expect the worst.

Yahoo: evilbill_agqx
Web: http://www.evilbill.org.uk

some idiot forging chrisv wrote:
> chrisv wrote:
>
>> (snip)
>
> Ignore the forger.

Always do...

*plonk*

chrisv wrote:
> Rick wrote:
>> flatfish+++ wrote:
>>> High Plains Thumper wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am glad that Open Office has no kill switch.
>>>
>>> It doesn't need one. Openoffice is DOA.......
>>
>> Why do you enjoy looking stupid?
>
> Is his honesty so much for you to handle that you have to _try_ and slam
> him?

OpenOffice is quite alive. I use Open Office, so do many other users.
(20,000 - Indiana State schools, 20,000 - Singapore Government, 80,000 -
Extredamura, Spain regional Government and schools, 14,000 - Munich,
Germany, 12,000 - Philippine schools, etc.)

--
HPT

On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:31:44 -0800, chrisv wrote:

> Rick wrote:
>> 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?
>
> Is his honesty so much for you to handle that you have to _try_ and slam
> him?

Flatfish? Honest?
ahah HA ahHA ah AHhahA HAh ahHAH ahha HHA aha hah AH ahah

--
Rick

EvilBill wrote:
> chrisv wrote:
>> High Plains Thumper wrote:
>>>
>>> OpenOffice is quite alive. I use Open Office, so do many other
>>> users. (20,000 - Indiana State schools, 20,000 - Singapore
>>> Government, 80,000 - Extredamura, Spain regional Government and
>>> schools, 14,000 - Munich, Germany, 12,000 - Philippine schools,
>>> etc.)
>>
>> Translated: Thousands are /claimed/ to use Open Office vs. the
>> several Billion who use better products like Microsoft Office.
>>
>
> Translated: better = uses 6 gigs more disk space, costs £500 more and
> needs a massive bugfix downloaded the day it ships.

What's your point? That changes nothing.