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Hmmm, I just ran Windows Update, there was nothing regarding activation, could not find that update with the number Greg posted. Maybe for x64 systems it comes later?
Now, more on the topic - I guess if you buy your PC or OS through regular channels you don't have to worry. If you have done something illegal then you know you did. So, the only people in doubt would be those who buy second-hand PCs.
In that situation, it would probably be very useful to have some way of verifying that the license key you are getting with the PC has not already been used someplace else.
Same would apply to people buying keys on eBay, but then I guess the question is - why would anyone do that? Is it really that much cheaper to be worth all the trouble? And if you find it say 10 times cheaper than the best deal you can get from Microsoft or Amazon, do you really think it would be legit?