i was thinking since we all Manufacture our own Equipment then lahat tayo OEM.
about purchasing OEM version only with a newly assembled PC. what if i disassemble it, assemble it then sell to myself.
another thing, in the "newly assembled PC" or "new computer" phrase what is the "computer" or "PC"? i think they should define that. pano kung motherboard, cpu, at ram lang. computer na ba yun? pano kung cpu lang kulang sa inassemble mo, computer ba yun? pano kung yung harddisk nilipat mo. alin ang computer dun, yung harddisk at mga laman o yung cpu box. eh kung pinagpalit-palit mo mga pyesa ng computer, aling na ang computer dun?
On 9/21/05, Arys P. Deloso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
2005/9/21, Anuerin Diaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 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.
If you purchased an OEM license without a PC, that is LEGALLY
unusable/invalid.
The vendor/seller could only sell the OEM license with a new PC.
Selling such OEM license without a new PC makes the seller
open to a court case. Both from MS and the vendee/buyer.
MS -> violation of agreement with VENDOR/SELLER.
Buyer -> based on warranty that the product is suitable for the
purpose for which it was bought.
Unfortunately, this is what most COMPUTER SHOPS are doing,
selling OEM license even without a new PC.
I had to inform the COMPUTER SHOP (a very popular one)
where I inquired about license costs that selling OEM license
without a PC is NOT LEGAL.
I am not sure if they are unaware of the MS EULAs or they
intended to dispose of unsold OEM licenses. :-)
HTH
Arys
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