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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
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