Alias~-

Donald L McDaniel wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>> 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).
>>>
>>> And guess what, OEM version can be less than half the cost of retails.
>> Have you any proof that Vista will have a generic OEM version?
>>
>> 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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Time will tell. The only certainty now is uncertainty.

Alias