MS to remove activation?

[Force Flow]

WE DIDN'T HAVE time yesterday to write up an interesting little report in the Wall Street Journal, but it's definitely worth noting. In order to compete with the Thai government's plan to sell a million cheapo Linux PCs, which we covered earlier, Microsoft did some fancy footwork on pricing. And on activation. According to the Journal, Microsoft said it would sell WIndows XP and Office at a piffling $36 a PC. And Microsoft also agreed to make specific Thai versions of Windows XP, IE and the Media Player. But here's the real stunner, aside from the price. The Vole also removed the need for product activation for Windows XP in Thailand, at the government's request. So what gives? If it can do all these marvellous things in Thailand, why not anywhere else on our planet? As Windows XP forms a particularly large item in a PC's bill of materials, resellers everywhere would certainly welcome this one. µ

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11058

Too bad I couldn't check MS's site to try to veryify this. They were down

[doctorgonzo]

That would be pretty irritating if it were true. I tried to see what M$ had to say about it, but I can't read Thai.

[Force Flow]

lol, you have to idea how rare Thai to English online translators are. I found one and all it spit back at me for the body text on the MS site was: "I remember the gentle kiss of your lips"

Go figure

[edit]: lol, wow, many Thai sites crash my broswer

I haven't found anything else. I give up