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[RB];14220683 said:
I can still login and all keys/downloads are all greyed out.

However, I've just noticed the below:

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my page says scheduled maintenance at 5pm today
my download has almost finished now 5 mins to go
 
The server seems to be borked in the downloads section for me now.

Anyone else getting a 'Redirect Limit Reached' error?
 
Still waiting on a statement for that.

To be honest, it's almost worth following this up legally. We signed and agreed to a contract, it's not our fault they ballsed it up. I'm gonna look in to it. I shall let you know.
 
DampCat said:
Still waiting on a statement for that.

To be honest, it's almost worth following this up legally. We signed and agreed to a contract, it's not our fault they ballsed it up. I'm gonna look in to it. I shall let you know.
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a contract that was not meant for you = not valid lol but good luck
 
So, for people who signed up when it all started, what are the possible states to be in now?

Do the following cover it?

1. Can't login, or receive an error/suspended message on login.

2. Can login, but clicking the "Manage Subscriptions" link shows no active subscriptions. Can't download software and/or generate keys.

3. Can login, clicking the "Manage Subscriptions" link shows an active subscription with an expiry date. Can download software and/or generate keys.
 
Ronaldo said:
a contract that was not meant for you = not valid lol but good luck
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That's what I thought. It was a good run but don't expect anything. If you pursue it legally I think you're wasting your time, we didn't do anything to deserve the free subscription. There are legal arguments to be made, but any sensible person in court would realise it was a genuine mistake on MS's part and lots of freeloaders tried to take advantage of it (me included!).
 
wush said:
So, for people who signed up when it all started, what are the possible states to be in now?

Do the following cover it?

1. Can't login, or receive an error/suspended message on login.

2. Can login, but clicking the "Manage Subscriptions" link shows no active subscriptions. Can't download software and/or generate keys.

3. Can login, clicking the "Manage Subscriptions" link shows an active subscription with an expiry date. Can download software and/or generate keys.
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That'll do. 2 for me.
 
Ronaldo said:
a contract that was not meant for you = not valid lol but good luck
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Um, the contract was offered publically to anyone who opened it. The price agreement works as follows:

*You take the product to the seller and offer a price
*the seller agrees the price and the contract is set, or the seller rejects the price and the contract isn't set.

The price on the shelf has nothign to do with the contract being in place. The contract isn't set until the payment offer is accepted. The shelf price is just an indication of what the seller will accept, and what they wont.

I took the product offered by microsoft to their salespoint, and they accepted my offer. But "lol" at knowing what you're talking about ;)
 
wush said:
So, for people who signed up when it all started, what are the possible states to be in now?

Do the following cover it?

1. Can't login, or receive an error/suspended message on login.

2. Can login, but clicking the "Manage Subscriptions" link shows no active subscriptions. Can't download software and/or generate keys.

3. Can login, clicking the "Manage Subscriptions" link shows an active subscription with an expiry date. Can download software and/or generate keys.
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Number 2 here, I didnt particularly abuse anything I dont feel, I was trying to generate keys while getting errors and ended up with a few extra for each thing but no more than 3 each.

Hawker
 
Oh and incidentally, there's nothing in the Licence Notice and Default Agreement about pricing errors, withdrawl or cancellations.
 
DampCat said:
Um, the contract was offered publically to anyone who opened it. The price agreement works as follows:

*You take the product to the seller and offer a price
*the seller agrees the price and the contract is set, or the seller rejects the price and the contract isn't set.

The price on the shelf has nothign to do with the contract being in place. The contract isn't set until the payment offer is accepted. The shelf price is just an indication of what the seller will accept, and what they wont.

I took the product offered by microsoft to their salespoint, and they accepted my offer. But "lol" at knowing what you're talking about ;)
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Has anyone actually read the T's and C's to check whether you need this additional thingy to qualify? If they say that your argument has little weight.
 
DampCat said:
Um, the contract was offered publically to anyone who opened it. The price agreement works as follows:

*You take the product to the seller and offer a price
*the seller agrees the price and the contract is set, or the seller rejects the price and the contract isn't set.

I took the product offered by microsoft to their salespoint, and they accepted my offer. But "lol" at knowing what you're talking about ;)
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However, it was not offered by Microsoft it was a mistake in their systems.
 
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