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Microsoft kills official way to activate windows without internet (www.neowin.net)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Now when trying to activate the OS by attempting to call the phone number for Microsoft Product Activation, an automated voice response says the following: "Support for product activation has moved online.

Linux is this way, guys.

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[–] 20 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I had a copy of windows Xp that I used to call to get activated.

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  • [–] 25 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    The moment I needed Microsoft’s permission to use my computer after installing a graphics card, I made an image of the drive, wiped it and installed a Linux distribution. That was 2008, and I’ve been a very happy computer user since.

    I know not everyone can make that switch, but it’s easier than ever before, and Valve has really changed the calculus with Proton. Gaming was the biggest thing holding back Linux adoption (IMO).

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  • [+] 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Adobe is sadly the only thing that still requires windows.

    Fuck Adobe and everyone there, they were the OGs that started the subscription bullshit for software and they had such dominance no business could say no, thus no schools could say no.

    And they've just been buying up competition since, so no one can challenge them.

    Adobe and Oracle are the software equivalent of cancer.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Fuck Adobe and everyone there, they were the OGs that started the subscription bullshit for software….

    For home use, sure. For business use in a business that’s regulated, it’s a godsend. No longer do I have to fight with management about why we need to upgrade Adobe Acrobat even though we “just” bought it 5 years ago.

    You pay and it stays up to date. No more vulnerabilities that go unpatched because “we just bought the software” (5 years ago and it’s out of support).

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