On Oct 22, 2007, at 7:03 AM, Mark Stanton wrote:
>> I just phoned Micro$oft Hong Kong. My guess was/is correct. The OEM
>> WinXP and OEM Office licenses that accompanied a PC would expire when
>> that PC died. There is no legal way of transferring to another PC,
>> even
>> though the PC is of the same build as the dead one. The OEM
>> licenses are
>> tied to the "soul" of the PC.
>
> Isn't that a rather convenient thing for them to say? Does it
> sound reasonable?
> Fair? Legal? Or perhaps not...
They can say whatever they want. If you have the legal firepower to
challenge them, be my guest.
A much more intelligent response is to let capitalism work the way
it's supposed to. Don't give your money to companies like that.
Period. If you continue to support their business, then stop whining
about it.
-- Ed Leafe
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