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-Lawless · Team Member Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 3595

Now THAT is very reasonable.

yagisencho · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:22 am Post subject:

Can either of you please give a one-sentence summary? I'm only getting "Sorry, but you entered a document ID that does not exist on this site." when I click the link.

willsmith · Maximum PC Editor Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 2279

I just posted it onmaximumpc.com.

They changed the problematic language to read

MaDmAn · 8086 Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 24

That's a sigh of relief. My pocket book was going to say no more upgrades for me.

Glad to see that they changed it. Woo Hoo

Chris · Team Member Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 450 Location: MN

So what about dual boot partitions on a single machine? Like 2 copies of vista one for gaming and one for regular use? Is that still allowed?

-Lawless · Team Member Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 3595

You're activation key generated by your machine "should" be identical so I can't see that as a problem. Seeing you can't use them at the same time and they are on the same machine, MS would just see it as a re-install each time I would assume.

yagisencho · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 2:03 pm Post subject:

Hooray!!

Seriously...

Hooray!!

Very Happy

Common sense + pressure = good business decisions.

CoopFLY · 8086 Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 5

so does this mean that we have to call microsoft every time we reinstall windows vista. cuz they make me call them every time i reinstall. i cant do a internet register anymore

Co0p

-Lawless · Team Member Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 3595

For most, no. Unsure what your reasoning is. Did you have alot of changes made to your system?

Quakindude · Million Club [PC] Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 6459

WOOT!! Thanks for the great reporting and keeping us updated Will!

I am, without a doubt, conviced that high profile forums, like this community, have played a pivotal role in the EULA being changed.

The editorial dept at MaxPC should be slapping each others backs over this one.

And YOU, fellow MaximumPC readers and forum participants, should also be doing some back slapping! Mr. Green

yagisencho · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject:

And thanks also belong to Nick White at Microsoft. Straight from the horse's mouth:

"You who comprise the enthusiast market are vital to us for several reasons, not least of all because of the support you’ve provided us throughout the development of Windows Vista. We respect the time and expense you go to in customizing, building and rebuilding your hardware and we heard you that the previous terms were seen as an impediment to that -- it’s for that reason we’ve made this change."

http://tinyurl.com/sp7mu

BRubble · Klamath Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 270

Maybe they were listening?

bcweir · 8086 Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 70

I was worried MS was going to extend the finger to all of those long-suffering enthusiasts who beta-tested the pre-release versions of Vista (enthusiasts are 'only' 5 percent of the installed Windows base, according to MS).

This is a step in the right direction, and from a CREDIBLE source this time.

Now about those prices....

elo231 · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject:

Now I'm happy! Very Happy

yurimxpxman · Team Member Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 3153

It's about time they stopped bullying people around Confused

Spacegy4 · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:41 am Post subject:

its looking up

i hope Rolling Eyes

OcciferFriendly · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:14 am Post subject:

Being +1 with MS is a rare treat, it's nice to see this was taken care of.

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yurimxpxman · Team Member Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 3153