On 9/21/05, Holden Hao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > They don't bother reading the licenses. Aside from the occasional > > geek, IP lawyers, and corporate sysadmins, who does? > > Yes, this is true. There are Cafes who are now buying XP licenses but > they are buying OEM versions. Rumor has it that OEM licenses are valid > if you purchase it along with a peripheral like a mouse. I checked this > out at MS website. Apparently, the earlier version of their license was > subject to misinterpretation that was why the rumor persisted. They > have since changed the terms they used and it is now clear that OEM > versions can only be purchased along with a fully-assembled PC. >
But doesnt that mean that OEM are usable for non-branded PCs? Or is there a provision that the license can only be used with the unit that was purchased at the same time as the license? If there is a provision like that then the seller of the unusable OEM license should also be liable. ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php http://capsule.ramfree17.org , when you absolutely have nothing else better to do _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
