Don't you guys think this thread has run its course now? Stealing is bad and
Bill and Melinda Gates are loaded. Is there much more to say?

Chelsea

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> XP Pro User / Microst Update site will allow any updates except for SP2.
> When
> I attemp to update to SP2 I get the error message:
> The Product Key used to install Windows is invalid .....
> I have run Belarc Advisor and it does list the Product Key as follows:
>
> Microsoft - Windows XP Professional 55274-640-0000356-23040 (Key:
> FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8)
>
> Does anyone know how I can overcome this problem please. Any help would me
> much appreciated !!!!

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:49:32 -0000, "Chelsea" <gallium1@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Don't you guys think this thread has run its course now? Stealing is bad and
>Bill and Melinda Gates are loaded. Is there much more to say?

Perhaps? One more item: Theft is very wrong. Also, when a man making
$18K per year has his car stolen, little effort by the local PD is
given to find his car. I recall having an item stolen from my car
years back. I asked the cop if they could fingerprint the car and
perhaps look for a print of a person already in the system, so they
could catch the person. The cop said "we don't roll out those people
for crimes under $500....it just wouldn't make sense because we have
to focus on the big crimes where people get something very valuable
stolen.." I was like shaking my head and wondering why I was not
important enough? Wasn't my radar detector, something I paid good
money for, worth finding? I guess not. A guy making $18K per year who
get's things stolen from him is not worth the time or effort to find
the theif.

Now let's look at what IS considered worthy of finding. Microsoft is
likely the largest corporation in the world. It also holds perhaps
80-90% of the OS market in the world. It's founder and CEO is worth
just under $50 Billion and the company has more than $150 Billion in
cash on hand, and untold $billions in value based on it's stock price.
When someone steals something from them, all hell breaks lose and
nothing is spared to find this person[s]. Understand, if they lose $1
Million in stolen software, it would be like you and I losing a dime!

So we have our priorities in order now
To sum up
If you're poor and have something stolen, good luck with that.
If you're worth billions then god himself will find the theif.

NO NO NO, I want to make it clear AGAIN:Stealing is wrong, very very
wrong. People should not steal because it is morally and legally wrong
to do.

You clearly believe passionately in what you are saying and it should now be
clear that you don't support software piracy. I must admit I agree with most
of what you have said. In a perfect world every crime would be treated as
important, irrespective of whether it involve $1 or $1000000, but its an
imperfect system we have and resources have to be prioritised. I somehow
doubt that even Bill Gates gets his vandalised car checked for fingerprints
though lol

Chelsea





"Theodore Baldwin Boothe III" <DNC_TN@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:49:32 -0000, "Chelsea" <gallium1@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Don't you guys think this thread has run its course now? Stealing is bad
>>and
>>Bill and Melinda Gates are loaded. Is there much more to say?
>
> Perhaps? One more item: Theft is very wrong. Also, when a man making
> $18K per year has his car stolen, little effort by the local PD is
> given to find his car. I recall having an item stolen from my car
> years back. I asked the cop if they could fingerprint the car and
> perhaps look for a print of a person already in the system, so they
> could catch the person. The cop said "we don't roll out those people
> for crimes under $500....it just wouldn't make sense because we have
> to focus on the big crimes where people get something very valuable
> stolen.." I was like shaking my head and wondering why I was not
> important enough? Wasn't my radar detector, something I paid good
> money for, worth finding? I guess not. A guy making $18K per year who
> get's things stolen from him is not worth the time or effort to find
> the theif.
>
> Now let's look at what IS considered worthy of finding. Microsoft is
> likely the largest corporation in the world. It also holds perhaps
> 80-90% of the OS market in the world. It's founder and CEO is worth
> just under $50 Billion and the company has more than $150 Billion in
> cash on hand, and untold $billions in value based on it's stock price.
> When someone steals something from them, all hell breaks lose and
> nothing is spared to find this person[s]. Understand, if they lose $1
> Million in stolen software, it would be like you and I losing a dime!
>
> So we have our priorities in order now
> To sum up
> If you're poor and have something stolen, good luck with that.
> If you're worth billions then god himself will find the theif.
>
> NO NO NO, I want to make it clear AGAIN:Stealing is wrong, very very
> wrong. People should not steal because it is morally and legally wrong
> to do.
>
>

Chelsea wrote:
> You clearly believe passionately in what you are saying and it should now be
> clear that you don't support software piracy. I must admit I agree with most
> of what you have said. In a perfect world every crime would be treated as
> important, irrespective of whether it involve $1 or $1000000, but its an
> imperfect system we have and resources have to be prioritised. I somehow
> doubt that even Bill Gates gets his vandalised car checked for fingerprints
> though lol
>
> Chelsea
>
>
>
>
>
> "Theodore Baldwin Boothe III" <DNC_TN@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message
> news:j8egq1h1kon5335tp2l549g0igt9i4sdqc@lol.com...
>
>>On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:49:32 -0000, "Chelsea" <gallium1@hotmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Don't you guys think this thread has run its course now? Stealing is bad
>>>and
>>>Bill and Melinda Gates are loaded. Is there much more to say?
>>
>>Perhaps? One more item: Theft is very wrong. Also, when a man making
>>$18K per year has his car stolen, little effort by the local PD is
>>given to find his car. I recall having an item stolen from my car
>>years back. I asked the cop if they could fingerprint the car and
>>perhaps look for a print of a person already in the system, so they
>>could catch the person. The cop said "we don't roll out those people
>>for crimes under $500....it just wouldn't make sense because we have
>>to focus on the big crimes where people get something very valuable
>>stolen.." I was like shaking my head and wondering why I was not
>>important enough? Wasn't my radar detector, something I paid good
>>money for, worth finding? I guess not. A guy making $18K per year who
>>get's things stolen from him is not worth the time or effort to find
>>the theif.
>>
>>Now let's look at what IS considered worthy of finding. Microsoft is
>>likely the largest corporation in the world. It also holds perhaps
>>80-90% of the OS market in the world. It's founder and CEO is worth
>>just under $50 Billion and the company has more than $150 Billion in
>>cash on hand, and untold $billions in value based on it's stock price.
>>When someone steals something from them, all hell breaks lose and
>>nothing is spared to find this person[s]. Understand, if they lose $1
>>Million in stolen software, it would be like you and I losing a dime!
>>
>>So we have our priorities in order now
>>To sum up
>>If you're poor and have something stolen, good luck with that.
>>If you're worth billions then god himself will find the theif.
>>
>>NO NO NO, I want to make it clear AGAIN:Stealing is wrong, very very
>>wrong. People should not steal because it is morally and legally wrong
>>to do.
>>
>>
>
>
>
Is this really relevant to the interests of Mr G?