Seems fair to me. OEM software is priced lower than a retail copy because it has these conditions attached to it. If you don't want these licensing conditions, they you can buy a retail copy.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Robert Turnbull > Sent: 24 February 2006 13:53 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] Motherboard upgrade gotcha > > From the Lockergnome newsletter: > > Microsoft recently made changes to the license agreement. A > new motherboard is now apparently the equal of a new > computer, and if you upgrade it you need to purchase a new > Windows license. Microsoft's new policy states: An upgrade of > the motherboard is considered to result in a "new personal > computer" to which Microsoft OEM operating system software > cannot be transferred from another computer. If the > motherboard is upgraded or replaced for reasons other than a > defect, then a new computer has been created and the license > of new operating system software is required. > > <http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20060223_mic rosoft_upgraded_motherboard_new_windows_license.phtml> > > > Robert Turnbull, Toronto, Canada >
