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Re:Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 wi... by Wowfunhappy on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:55PM (#46480861)
If you're a home user, I agree. But if you're a business, wouldn't this be a liability?
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Re:Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 wi... by prmoustache on Saturday January 03, 2026 @03:04PM (#46480969)
Liability would be to not purchase a license, not failing to activate it.

Only risk would be to not have suppport available.

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Re:Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 wi... by lfllfkddl on Saturday January 03, 2026 @03:54PM (#46481441)
You don’t get support on non-activated software.
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Re:Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 wi... by prmoustache on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:41PM (#46481920)
That's my point. The question is which fraction of users/businesses actually ever ask for support? And as long as error can be replicated on an activated install, I guess they could still get support.

I knew a number of companies who were using a handful of RedHat servers and many more running CentOS and whenever they encountered issues on a CentOS system they would just replicate it on a RedHat one before asking for support and sending logs. Morally dubious but contractually OK.

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Re:Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 wi... by layer8 on Saturday January 03, 2026 @05:12PM (#46482247)
You rarely get useful support from Microsoft anyway.
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