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Old December 29th 18, 09:28 PM posted to alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Roger Blake[_2_]
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Default Excellent article about Linux

On 2018-12-29, nospam wrote:
since win10 works offline without issue, that is clearly false, and
it's also false even when connected to the internet.


No, it is not false when connected to the internet. Not while Microsoft
can control your "activation" status, what updates are delivered and
when, and has the ability to monitor how the computer is used.

if microsoft tried to randomly deactivate systems, there would be a
*lot* of backlash and a lot of lawsuits, plus whatever they did would
be ineffective for any system that's offline, as above.


I have seen Windows systems that would not even let the user log in
and refused to do anything without being activated. (Not Windows 10,
at least not yet.)

then you won't be using computers anymore, since nearly all software
today has activation in some form due to rampant piracy.


Not FOSS. None of the software that I use requires activation. Now
who is spreading falsehoods?

and it's not just software. cellphones, cable tv and many other
products require activation to work.


I don't use a smartphone and don't have cable TV.

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