User having problem with Windows Genuine Advantage

[Hervé Fache]

Any chance we can get this guy onboard? If he knows Windows enough to
help with support, he should get to Linux quickly... well motivated,
he could be a wonderful asset. And he seems to enjoy that a lot!

Hervé.

On 12/17/06, Conrad Knauer <atheoi at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/16/06, Daniel Robitaille <robitaille at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > http://lagesse.org/index.php/2006/12/16/windows-genuine-advantage-the-frankenbuild-monster-microsoft-dips-their-customers-in-shit-again/
> >
> > A blog entry about another user having problem with Windows Genuine
> > Advantage, this time with Vista.  But you have to wait until the last
> > line in that blog entry to see Ubuntu mentioned as an alternative he
> > will possibly use in the near future :)
>
> I feel really bad for the guy; he wasn't just 'another user', he had
> spent the last year working with Vista, including helping the
> developers.  Two weeks ago he wrote an article that was quite
> enthusiastic about Vista:
>
> Ten Reasons To Buy Microsoft Vista
> http://lagesse.org/index.php/2006/12/03/ten-reasons-to-buy-microsoft-vista/
>
> Now, because Microsoft thinks he's a thief and have all but locked him
> out of his computer, none of those are valid.  What's worse is that
> they have even banned him from their forums!
>
> This is why Microsoft is perceived as evil
> http://lagesse.org/index.php/2006/12/16/this-is-why-microsoft-is-perceived-as-evil/
>
> An excerpt: "I'm really frustrated by this, and I can't believe MS is
> doing it. [...] Am I disappointed, disgusted, frustrated and even
> appalled? Yes I am. MS has really done more then let me down today.
> They've embarrassed me for supporting them. They've lost some trust I
> don't think they can ever regain. They have been evil. They have
> censored me. They have cut my voice off - ignored my opinions, and
> basically disposed of me. I won't forget that anytime soon. Mostly I
> am sorry for the time and energy I have spend over the last year
> supporting Vista. I am heart-broken that I spent that time fruitlessly
> for a company that obviously doesn't care, doesn't get it, and could
> care less if I was a happy customer. I am dismayed that they cut me
> off without consultation. I am freaked out that they delete my posts.
> Best one word description for my experience with MS today: disgust."
>
> And here's his most recent post:
>
> Cumulative update on my Windows Vista travails
> http://lagesse.org/index.php/2006/12/16/cumulative-update-on-my-windows-vista-travails/
>
> Ubuntu is again mentioned at the end :)
>
> Its also mentioned in the comments:
>
> "I already have Ubuntu installed on a partition on this laptop - my
> multi-media desktop is a different animal though. Lot's of unusual
> hardware. I'll have to try the Ubuntu boot CD and see what hardware I
> might have trouble with. I am pretty certain that if I need help, it
> will be with drivers. That's been my experiance with Linux."
>
> Hopefully most of what he has will be supported; I'll be bookmarking
> his blog to watch and see what happens...
>
> CK
>
> P.S. "Ubuntu me" sounds like it would make a nice marketing theme;
> what do the rest of you think? :)
>
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