It isn't always exclusively the automated system u speak to Sam. I've had to talk to people from Microsoft to activate an OS before, so if the 'Robot' flags up a potential issue, u have a reasonable excuse up ur sleeve.
*sigh* the children of today seem to forget that people came before the robots.. there is always the option of activating over the phone, after activation fails you get passed over to a human... who can make logical decisions and listen to you.