1. It is NOT tied to the hardware. The latest version might be, from what I hear; 2004 & 2008 are not.
2. The three machines in question need to be running on the same subnet before you get Mr. Gates, objection to starting up a fourth.
3. There is a further complication, at least one some readings of the opaque licence agreement. Each of the three licences can be installed on two machines (typically, a desktop and a laptop). If this is the case, you could install on up to six machines, only three of which could be running ... you get the message.
4. A distant fourth. The pirated versions have been installed - what? 100,000 times using the same number? There can be no written objections from Mr. Gates on screen about all those machines being online at the same time. It's the subnet that matters, Jim, not the number of machines or the hardware to which the licence is tied in the Windows versions of the software.
2. The three machines in question need to be running on the same subnet before you get Mr. Gates, objection to starting up a fourth.
3. There is a further complication, at least one some readings of the opaque licence agreement. Each of the three licences can be installed on two machines (typically, a desktop and a laptop). If this is the case, you could install on up to six machines, only three of which could be running ... you get the message.
4. A distant fourth. The pirated versions have been installed - what? 100,000 times using the same number? There can be no written objections from Mr. Gates on screen about all those machines being online at the same time. It's the subnet that matters, Jim, not the number of machines or the hardware to which the licence is tied in the Windows versions of the software.