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Re: Take out the Retail EULA transfer only once Clause and WGAN an
On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:49:29 +0200, Alias~- <notever@aolhell.net> wrote:
>ML wrote:
>> Come on guys! Everybody just buy OEM versions as
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>> 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).
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>> And guess what, OEM version can be less than half the cost of retails.
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>Have you any proof that Vista will have a generic OEM version?
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>Alias
"Generic OEM License" for Vista? How laughable.
The NEW Vista "RETAIL" license is EXACTLY like the OLD "Generic OEM"
license of XP, with the exception of being able to move the software to a
SINGLE new machine, which was not allowed under the OLD "Generic OEM XP"
license.
So Microsoft is certainly NOT giving us any reason to purchase a Retail
version, since even an OEM (if one is even issued) can install the OS on a
machine without an existing OS, other than the possibility that ONLY RETAIL
licenses will be available, and we will HAVE to purchase a Retail license,
since there will be NO OTHER type of license for the general public.
Personally, I believe Microsoft is attempting to do away with so-called
"Generic OEM" licenses, and require the sale of ONLY "Retail" licenses.
Hopefully, I am wrong, and Microsoft WILL issue a Generic OEM license with
the OLD EULA, at a greatly-reduced price. But I seriously doubt this.
Donald
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