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"You ain't seen nothin' yet!" as the old saying goes. The long range plan expressly stated by M$, is to have YOUR copy of THEIR Operating System interconnected with all other users via a network that THEY have a fair amount of control over. Sort of like a more intense bi-directional cable hookup. In fact, get used to this idea as the time is coming (if their plans come to fruition) when you'll receive a monthly statement from M$, just as you do from your local cable provider right now.
Their (M$'s) legal department is working right now, through various legal briefs in court cases, helping "bend" the internet regulations (in the US at least, initially) to allow them to accomplish this goal.
If you look at the way the EULA's are "evolving", you have "limited" ownership of "your" XP (assuming you actually paid for your copy). You basically license the use of XP; and, as time progresses, you'll simply subscribe to their "service" - even though you own your computer.
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