[geeks] Re: Windows XP?

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Lionel Peterson wrote:

> The first one is a dumb thing, it is because the x86 folks REFUSED to
> add a unique CPU serial number to allow software vendors to node-lock
> their software...

There was one introduced with the Pentium III, but the tinfoil hat crowd
revolted because "Someone might be able to identify me over the network
or in my web browser!"  Clueless fucks are probably connected via
Ethernet, too.

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