Another victim right here. I've encountered the very same issues everybody in this thread seems to have. Windows XP, legally bought Spore Galactic Edition, European/ Dutch Version (I live in the Netherlands).
I'm quite sure that the serial keys are related to the different Spore versions out there. EA is able to determinate which version you own, just by scanning some sort of pattern in the serial keys. This is not only used for statistics (which % of user have the EADM version, how many GE's are sold, etc), but they are also displayed through Sporepedia profiles. Right now, my profile displays the CC Trial version as an owned product. Assumed the activation will work someday, my profile should also display 'Spore Galactic Edition', while any user with the normal edition will just receive an icon labelled 'Spore' in his or her profile. I think that the EADM version also receives it's own label.
So it seems the servers only recognise serials for the standard retail edition right now, the Downloaded version for either the SE or GE fail, as well as the retail GE.
I'm waiting for over 68 hours right now, my copy arrived wednesday and I haven't been able to login since then...
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