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Subject: Re: [NF] About OEM WinXP -- continued
> In Man-wai's case I think it could be worth going the new
> motherboard way as long as the IBM is a standard case and
> will take his preferred motherboard. Another alternative
Now that I had bought my motherboard
> In Man-wai's case I think it could be worth going the new
> motherboard way as long as the IBM is a standard case and
> will take his preferred motherboard. Another alternative
Now that I had bought my motherboard and built a new PC, could I just
buy a OEM WinXP separately from shops? I notice
On Monday, October 22, 2007 8:06 AM Alan Bourke wrote:
>Problem being that in the sphere of payroll and accounting software for
small to medium sized enterprises,
>the alternatives just ain't there.
Can you use Quicken?
David L. Crooks
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On Monday, October 22, 2007 7:40 AM Man-wai Chang wrote:
>So were there court cases related to the OEM license? What are their
results?
Would have to Google that...
>After all these conversation, OEM license is just like renting a
software ... but the rent is paid once only.
Computer software h
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Subject: Re: [NF] About OEM WinXP -- continued
On Oct 22, 2007, at 7:40 AM, Man-wai Chang wrote:
>> They can say whatever they want. If you have the
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> On Oct 22, 2007, at 8:05 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
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> > Problem being that in the sphere of payroll and accounting software
> > for
> > sm
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> mrgmhale wrote:
> > M$ may end up winning this war eventually, but it is going
> > to bleed customers off that
On Oct 22, 2007, at 8:05 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
> Problem being that in the sphere of payroll and accounting software
> for
> small to medium sized enterprises, the alternatives just ain't there.
Sounds like a business opportunity.
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mrgmhale wrote:
> M$ may end up winning this war eventually, but it is going
> to bleed customers off that will end up finally saying enough is enough, and
> seek alternatives (Linux, OpenOffice, etc.).
>
>
Problem being that in the sphere of payroll and accounting software for
small to medium
ober 22, 2007 7:15 AM
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> On Oct 22, 2007, at 7:03 AM, Mark Stanton wrote:
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> >> I just phoned Micro$oft Hong Kong. My guess was/is correct. The OEM
> >> WinXP and OEM Office licenses
renting at buying prices. whatever way you want to look at it, it sucks.
Allen
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So were there court cases related to the OEM license? What are their
results?
After all these conversation, OEM
On Oct 22, 2007, at 7:40 AM, Man-wai Chang wrote:
>> They can say whatever they want. If you have the legal firepower to
>> challenge them, be my guest.
>
> So were there court cases related to the OEM license? What are their
> results?
I don't know; I've never looked into it. All I
> They can say whatever they want. If you have the legal firepower to
> challenge them, be my guest.
So were there court cases related to the OEM license? What are their
results?
After all these conversation, OEM license is just like renting a
software ... but the rent is paid once only.
On Oct 22, 2007, at 7:03 AM, Mark Stanton wrote:
>> I just phoned Micro$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 th
> I just phoned Micro$oft Hong Kong. My guess was/is correct. The OEM
> WinXP and OEM Office licenses that accompanied a PC would expire when
> that PC died. There is no legal way of transferring to another PC, even
> though the PC is of the same build as the dead one. The OEM licenses are
> tied t
> There are a series of triggering rules that it uses to decide if you've
> changed too much.
Yes. When you make significant changes to the old PC, it's no longer the
PC that qualified for the original OEM license.
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If its just for homework then Linux with openoffice should be suffice. If it
was not for VFP and paint programs I alrerady own I might be tempted.
Allen
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I have yet to hear anything from Hong K
> On the other hand, maybe I should persuade my sister to let her daughter
> use Linux first. If she couldn't do her homework with it, then I buy a
> Vi$ta.
>
But... dam it... DirectX games? :)
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Paul Hill wrote:
> But what happens if you upgrade the PC? If you replace the graphics
> card is that OK? What about the motherboard? It's still the same PC
> :-
There are a series of triggering rules that it uses to decide if you've
changed too much.
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Allen wrote:
> making linux sound good :) that never dies with a pc (as long as you made a
> os disk that is)
I have yet to hear anything from Hong Kong Government on education and
open-sourced software.
On the other hand, maybe I should persuade my sister to let her daughter
use Linux first. If
making linux sound good :) that never dies with a pc (as long as you made a
os disk that is)
Allen
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Subject: Re: [NF] About OEM WinXP
> But what happens if you upgrade the PC? If you replace the graphics
> card is that OK? What about the motherboard? It's still the same PC
> :-)
Not applicable to my case. The IBM Thinkcentre A50 8090 motherboard
really died...
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On 10/22/07, Man-wai Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I just phoned Micro$oft Hong Kong. My guess was/is correct. The OEM
> WinXP and OEM Office licenses that accompanied a PC would expire when
> that PC died. There is no legal way of transferring to another PC, even
> though the PC is of the s
I just phoned Micro$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 "so
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