RobVG said:

>I wonder if processors have a serial number like a mac address?
>They could determine the install history of a piece of MS
>software on a machine to machine basis. When multiple installs
>are found then, through some type of back door, they could
>"uninstall" the software on all online machines using that
>product code.

I don't believe CPUs have serial numbers. However CPU serial numbers are unnecessary for Microsoft's purposes. Most modern hard disks have unique serial numbers. Here's an example of where to find information about this:

http://home.freeuk.net/foxy2k/disk/disk3.htm

>Or maybe one day MS will drop the hammer like the recording
>industry did on Kazaa and some of us could be in deep do-do.

You got it. Don't access the Internet with Microsoft software otherwise your name will end up in a database for future use.

Gary