Microsoft shuts down net activations: "Microsoft said that resellers, like Dell and HP, would always sell boxes on which the Windows operating system had already been activated. However customers who wanted to reactivate their machines after a reinstall would have to call customer service to get a key." I have a way they can end piracy of Windows altogether! And no, I don't mean give it away, because people would then still continue to clog the Information Superhighway with their tricycles.