On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:10:27 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
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More importantly XP is an abandoned product. If microsoft thought it
was of value they would support it. I never saw an expiration date on
any microsoft product I bought when I bought it. Them killing it at

Have they started putting them on any _current_ products?

some arbitrary date in the future is fraud. I can understand not
supporting it but if they refuse to activate it for a paid up
customer, they are the ones in the wrong and a hack is just justice.

Only _if_ the customer bought it from them, perhaps?

Or if the customer bought a used computer with a valid COA sticker on
it. That is probably where most reloads come from. I know when I get a
used PC, the first thing I do is wipe the hard drive and reload it
before I will even plug it into my network.
To the poster who said the only real answer is to get a new W/10
machine, I guess he does not know w/7 is still supported fully, as is
8. Ten only makes sense if you think you want a big tablet.