Do you realise that it's shown due to ThresholdInternal = 1? And you can't download it or any other ESD from other labs because of failure to authenticate with Microsoft's corp ADFS?
Yeah, that's a nice idea, but I don't think it will work. IIRC, the last time I rebuilt that PC. I went straight to Windows 8.1 Update1. And it wouldn't take the OEM or WMC keys, so I used the STD PRO install key. After install it still wouldn't take the WMC key, but did take the OEM key BUT... It didn't activate, after a couple of reboots it still hadn't activated and showed the Pro watermark Even after adding the WMC key, doing the upgrade to WMC and rebooting, it still didn't activate. Hence the Phone Activation. My guess is when the upgrade was registered at MS, your original key (Retail or OEM) was de-registered, which is why it wont activate on its own. But, it may still pass with the Phone Activation system. Assuming that doesn't phone home to MS's servers
So many thoughts\guesses\assumptions - so few facts. Going to be really funny when Windows 10 is released and activated by sending in 3 box tops from Kellogg's Corn Flakes and $1.10. ETA - In addition to activation, you also get a secret decoder ring to kill off all the damn metro app crap.
Using the 'Interesting' currency conversion that normal get used for this side of the pond that price will be something like: 30 box tops from Kellogg's Corn Flakes and £11.00 for your FREE activation. Plus I bet they'll charge P&P or Import TAX on the secret decoder ring
I wonder what's next after Impressive... FBL_Outstanding or FBL_Unbelievable, and will there be a FBL_OMG?
Because marketing is starting to have way too much of an influence on engineering. That and Terry Myerson is nothing more than a marketing shill.
The MS top exec's have got bored with the old naming convention i.e Home, Professional, Core And these are the new SKU names
Not only that they are a bit confusing when single SKU could have made the nomenclature easier to grasp. They have finally understood the need for ease in naming an OS once and that could depend largely on functionality of it we all receive for the future. Windows creators have come to realize the importance of that.