On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:51:35 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Tough new rules on Vista "OEM"
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> | This marks the death of the popular once-off 'I'll take one hard drive
> | and an OEM copy of Windows with that, thanks' flavour of OS-sundae.
> |
> | Microsoft has also tightened up the specific rules around what hardware
> | an OEM copy of Windows can be sold with.
> |
> | Straight from the horse's mouth -- "spokesperson" at Microsoft
> | Australia:
> |
> | "OEM versions of Windows Vista must be distributed to end-user with a
> | fully assembled computer system and must be pre-installed."
> |
> | Dang!
> |
> | To make the matter even more complex, Microsoft says that even with a
> | "transfer to a new PC as many times as you like" retail edition, you
> | will only be allowed to transfer your licence for Vista to someone else
> | once.
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> http://apcmag.com/node/4347
It must really suck to be a wintroll nowadays. Sorta' like supporting
Stalin, and then slowly realizing the truth as your train heads ever
deeper into Siberia.
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