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"The Raven" <wsmc@flashmail.com> said

> "Kwyjibo." <sdrawkcabtlepsgod@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:Xns939BE791E22212468@130.133.1.4...
>> "The Raven" <wsmc@flashmail.com> said
>>
>> >
>> > If the license is for an OEM XP you can't sell it unless you
>> > include the the computer it was installed upon. It's
>> > non-transferrable except as a license on a specific piece of
>> > hardware. 
>> >
>>
>> Try explaining the case where I (legally) purchase an OEM copy of
>> Windows when buying a single piece of internal hardware (HDD,
>> processor, video 
> card
>> etc).
> 
> You can't "legally" buy an OEM copy of Windows without purchasing an
> computer! 

Bullshit.

> You can buy a full version but not an OEM.

Bullshit.

> Do you know what
> OEM means?
>

Yep.
 
> Go and ask MS about their product licensing.
>

Got the info in front of me right now. Try reading page 25 of May2003 PC 
Authority magazine.
Quote from Microsoft :
"Resellers are licenced by Microsoft to provide the OEM version of 
Windows only when purchasing non-peripheral components at the same time. 
This could be anything - including video cards and system RAM. Therefore 
any system builder or OEM can provide  an OEM version of Windows with any 
'non-peripheral' component. For example, if a system builder purchases a 
motherboard and Windows XP Home then they are elegible to receive an OEM 
version of Windows. Similiarly, if you are puchasing a hard drive and 
Windows XP Pro, you are also capable of receiving the OEM version of 
Windows."

>> In that case there is no legal requirement to package the entire
>> system with the copy of windows.
> 
> Wrong.
> 

Right.



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Kwyj.