Great, if a 'phone home' script fails to work because the thief has rebuild your machine or broken it up for parts, all you have to do is contact Microsoft and ask for details of any recent MS Product Activations.
After all the activation key is created from your CPU ID, MAC address and the serial number of as many plug 'n' pray devices as possible. So even the Linux fans have got something to thank Microsoft for.
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Great, if a 'phone home' script fails to work because the thief has rebuild your machine or broken it up for parts, all you have to do is contact Microsoft and ask for details of any recent MS Product Activations.
After all the activation key is created from your CPU ID, MAC address and the serial number of as many plug 'n' pray devices as possible. So even the Linux fans have got something to thank Microsoft for.