Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a ...

According to Neowin, Microsoft has killed the final method for activating Windows without an internet connection—that is, activation by telephone. It appears to have been discontinued a few days ago.

So let's say I wanted to activate my copy of Windows XP without connecting to the Internet first. Yay, there's a phone option for that. Let's say, hypothetically, I anticipated wanting to reinstall ...