Donald L McDaniel

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:41:55 +0800, "ML" <ml@ml.ml> wrote:

>Come on guys! Everybody just buy OEM versions as
>
>1) enthusiasts qualify as system builders
>2) Every John Doe on the street can legally buy and use an OEM version of
>XP (hope that doesn't change for Vista) with every piece of "qualified"
>hardware (ie, motherboard, hard disks, CPU).

Don't you get it yet? There won't BE any "OEM versions", for all intents
and purposes, since the new Vista "Retail" License is EXACTLY the same as
the old OEM License for XP, with the addition of the Licensee's ability to
move the software to a single new computer without breaking the terms of
the EULA.


>
>And guess what, OEM version can be less than half the cost of retails.

As I keep trying to tell you people, there effectively WON'T be an "OEM"
version.

>This route is more expensive than the current XP RFPP licensing but hey, you
>didn't have to shell out as much initially either........

You haven't seen "expensive" yet, till you try to move your "Retail" copy
of Vista Ultimate to a SECOND new machine.

You will be sorry then that you were complacent now.

But don't complain that you weren't warned in advance.

Donald
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