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Just don't activate. It's not necessary.
by wvenable 9mo ago
Just don't activate. It's not necessary.
- Wowfunhappy 9mo agoIf you're a home user, I agree. But if you're a business, wouldn't this be a liability?
- prmoustache 9mo agoLiability would be to not purchase a license, not failing to activate it. Only risk would be to not have suppport available.
- lfllfkddl 9mo agoYou don’t get support on non-activated software.
- prmoustache 9mo agoThat's my point. The question is which fraction of users/businesses actually ever ask for support? And as long as error can be replicated on an activated install, I guess they could still get support. I knew a number of companies who were using a handful of RedHat servers and many more running CentOS and whenever they encountered issues on a CentOS system they would just replicate it on a RedHat one before asking for support and sending logs. Morally dubious but contractually OK.
- layer8 9mo agoYou rarely get useful support from Microsoft anyway.
- makeitdouble 9mo agoCan't remember what, but there will be functional limitations if you don't activate, even with a verified key.
- applewizard5 9mo agoI bought the darn thing, I want the full package