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Microsoft is right. I've reinstalled two laptops in the last six months (for friends) - and was able to use the correct serial number because it was on the bot
by AndrewDucker 17y ago
Microsoft is right.
I've reinstalled two laptops in the last six months (for friends) - and was able to use the correct serial number because it was on the bottom of the laptop.
Without that they'd have been stuck with a machine that didn't get updates and warned them about being unverified all the time.
- jpr 17y agoTo me, that sounds more like an argument against software that requires serial numbers to work, rather than for splattering stickers on laptops.
- acg 17y agoSeems to me not to be about Right and Wrong, decisions on aesthetics are not so binary. Usefulness does not mean that it is tasteful, Microsoft has chosen this licensing scheme. It's perfectly possible for this information to be hidden and still be available when needed. Particularly when Microsoft has so much persuasive power in this industry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism_(architecture) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism_(architecture)
- robgough 17y agoWould it have been so difficult to undo the usually single screw to enter the battery compartment. And it's clearly stated in the article that the reason they wanted the label on the outside was for "branding". Ridiculous.