As far as I recall, XP OEM can be sold with either a new PC, HDD, CPU or Motherboard, well that is what I recall from 4 or 5 years ago, when I was working in a computer store. Maybe they have changed the rules a bit now, I don't know.
I am not even sure if it necessarily means a new CPU. Maybe you can sell them with an old dinosaur 486 CPU, i.e. don't 'break' the rules, but 'twist' them :) On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 00:03 +1200, Brian Wrigley wrote: > Hi Neven, > > My point is that it's probably not valid to sell OEM licences the way > Richard's friend wants to. Microsoft never intended them to be tradeable in > that way, and that's part of the reason they're sold at a discount. > > OK, so you don't really care, and neither do I - and, after all, it's only > Microsoft, and they're fair game - right? Still, I feel a little uneasy to > see any software company's licence treated in so cavalier a fashion. > > Brian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neven MacEwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi@delphi.org.nz> > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:20 PM > Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro? > > > > Brian > > > > Ingram Micro (neeTechpac) sold oem with a hdd so your point is? > > after all M$ is not the riaa > > > > Neven > > > Hi Berend, > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Berend de Boer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi@delphi.org.nz> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:53 PM > > > Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro? > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> "Brian" == Brian Wrigley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>>>>>> > > >> Brian> Surely OEM licences can't be sold without the computer > > >> Brian> systems to which they apply? > > >> > > >> No, OEM license is a license without support. That's all. > > >> > > > > > > > > >> Berend de Boer > > >> > > > > > > As well as the stuff about contacting your hardware supplier for > support, > > > OEM licences I've seen include a statement like, "If the SOFTWARE > PRODUCT is > > > not accompanied by a new computer system or computer system component, > you > > > may not use or copy the SOFTWARE PRODUCT." > > > > > > Maybe Microsoft took that line out after OEMs sold a lot of mouse mats > and > > > mounting brackets licensed for Windows. > > > > > > Brian > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe
