Trouble With MS Genuine Office Validation

Julie188 writes "Here's another little gotcha with Microsoft license validation, discovered by security and PowerShell expert Tyson Kopczynski. The Microsoft Office 2007 add-on site refuses to download legitimate add-ons for Office 2007 when a legitimate — but not yet activated — additional Microsoft product is installed on the computer. In Kopczynski's case, the product was Visio. He writes: 'Let's back this license train up and look at why this picture is wrong: 1. I have a valid copy of Office 2007. 2. The Visio installation only failed the validation because I haven't activated it. 3. Microsoft has presented me with a page to buy Office, which I have a valid copy of... Dear Microsoft, When used incorrectly and in direct conflict of something that you are promoting, DRM sucks! By making the usage of your software a hassle, you risk further pushing more users of your applications to other solutions."

Comments

Re:What's the issue exactly?

[Anonymous Coward]

Office is activated, it's Visio that's not activated

So? Activate Visio, get over it, and STFU already. I still don't see the issue.

Re:What's the issue exactly?

[stewbacca]

Let me get this straight. So if you buy a watered down version of Office that is bit cheaper, with fewer features, then try to add upgrades to it later, they make you buy the FULL version of Office that you skimped on the first go around? This has to be illegal! I take back my "What's the problem" comment then, because this IS a huge problem.