I've seen this for years on their DRAM. But where I work is very specific saying they want Kingston modules on the RAM they purchase. I remember about 5 years ago getting Elixir memory from Kingston where they simply ripped off Elixir's sticker and put the Kingston sticker over it. We had received literally the same RAM minus Kingston's sticker from Elixir. It was literally the same RAM, PCB and all, with their sticker on it.

Maybe this is different from the technology that BMW uses, but they've been using electronic throttle since 2004 (the year I have) and I haven't experienced any problems. I've always worried about the reliability of it, but I've noticed no issues. Looks like Toyota just screwed up on their code, but it's kinda par for the course for a company to ignore software issues mainly because the average car person understands the hardware, not software behind these things. And of course, with code like this, no one but Toyota can actually see that code to see that it's flawed -- you need to reproduce it under stress to prove the problem. And again, because no one can see the code, they can easily claim it's anything else but a flaw in the code.

I know I've had this issue before. eMachines has no idea what they're talking about.

This may have already been said, but eMachines uses a bulk license (the same key) on entire series of machines. They give you a unique key but that doesn't change the fact that your computer has this bulk key. If you go to activate and "Change Product Key" you'll notice that the one on the side of your case and the one actually on the PC differ. Type your correct product key and attempt to activate again. It probably will still make you call MS but they'll let you activate it this time.