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james, have you catched the virus, too?
I got a lot of flak from the "by the letter" people since I have upgraded without having the license certificate (actually, it's a small sticker that was on my companion CD). The same way, owners of a WM2k3 equipped Axim (who have not upgraded) only have such a certificate for WM2k3. So, while it may be morally justifyable because they got damaged goods in a way, they're just as much without a license as I am. I have my doubts that the new EULA gives you the right to use another OS unless you've paid for it.
It is therefore highly surprising that even Dell doesn't seem to mind (and this just gave me an idea for an upgrade without hex editing;). By the same logic, I could downgrade my WinXP to WinME (never got a license for that because it's so crappy), without having to pay for a WinME license and I doubt MS would like to see that.
As I said, I don't mind people downgrading if they have a screwed up Axim and I think while they have no legal grouds, they at least have moral ones, but if those who have paid for a license are being called dirty pirates, and those who downgrade without having a license for the OS they're downgrading too, it's applying a different standard.
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