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It's 2013, and Windows Activation Is Still Frustrating

Posted by timothy on from the is-that-nostalgia? dept.

Deathspawner writes "There's little that's more frustrating than being a legal customer and getting screwed over by the company you're supporting. If there's a perfect example of this, it's with Microsoft's OS and its millions of customers that have had to ring its tech support lines for activation help. Recently, a Techgage writer got bit by an issue with Windows 8 — caused by Microsoft itself — and wasn't even able to call to fix it. Microsoft has two problems to solve here: it needs online chat support (like most large companies in 2013) and it definitely needs an activation system that doesn't make things difficult for its legal customers on a too-regular basis."

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  1. There's little that's more frustrating... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "There's little that's more frustrating than being a legal customer and getting screwed over by the company you're supporting."

    Try watching the FBI warning for 10 seconds when you LEGALLY buy DVDs.

    1. Re: There's little that's more frustrating... by Brucelet · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      When I stick a dvd in my computer and hit "play with vlc" I never seem to have this problem

  2. Re:I have an idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't activate THEN install 10 device drivers.

    I haven't used Windows in a long, long time, so I'm ignorant here.
    A valid install of Windows can suddenly think it's pirated after you install more device drivers?
    Stay classy, Microsoft.