No, they may not. Might want to pass it on to Microsoft after you correct the licensing issue. I'm sure they're interested, and who knows they may assist you in the process of correcting your licensing?
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > It went through our purchasing department. I think either they, or the > minion of mine who filled out the Purchase Request that was forwarded > to them, weren't paying close attention to what was actually being > ordered, and the online retailer didn't care. > > Kurt > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:20, Joseph Heaton <jhea...@dfg.ca.gov> wrote: > > Did the purchase go through the proper people? I can't imagine how a > *major* vendor would think it was ok to sell that type of license to put on > a new box, that's going to be used for internal use. > > > >>>> Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> 5/12/2010 10:01 AM >>> > > It came from one of two *major* online vendors - I don't know how > > legit it was or wasn't for them to sell to us, but I doubt we could do > > anything to pressure them. > > > > Kurt > > > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 07:36, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Well, you could always threaten to report them if they balk at the > return, > >> either in full or of only the unopened ones. The vendor is doing > something > >> not so legit. Microsoft does like to crackdown on grey market companies > >> when it can. > >> > >> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Not all of them, I think, as some have been installed already. For the > >>> rest, I will have to check with the vendor. > >>> > >>> Kurt > >>> > >>> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 04:47, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > That's not the appropriate license for those systems... > >>> > Can you return them? > >>> > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker <http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 19:03, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> >> > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> > >>> >> > wrote: > >>> >> >> Our company has ordered a bunch of OEM/System Builder license > Win7 > >>> >> >> packages - they didn't use the open license agreements we have > with > >>> >> >> our two normal vendors. > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Since this seems to need clarification: > >>> >> > > >>> >> > You have a bunch of existing PCs running an older version of > >>> >> > Windows. Someone ordered a big pile of Win7 OEM licenses. That > was > >>> >> > wrong; they should have ordered volume licenses. You'd like to > >>> >> > convert the OEM licenses into something that will give you license > >>> >> > compliance for those PCs. > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Do I have that right? > >>> >> > > >>> >> > -- Ben > >>> >> > >>> >> Correct for the most part - we did order new PCs for the engineers, > >>> >> and they came with no OS, but these machines are for internal use > >>> >> only. > >>> >> > >>> >> Kurt > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
