>>For instance, when have I ever had to register your average basic off-the-shelf software product before???
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>No, instead you had to insert the original floppy, with the hope that it hasn't gone bad since you last used it.

Which, if memory serves, couldn't be copied. I think that one technique that was used was to actually place a microscopic hole with laser in the disk. If the hole wasn't in the right location, in terms of the sector, it wouldn't work.

>>And how does MS propose to do this for people who do not have internet access?
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>An 800 number.