OEM software cannot be sold to customers directly; if a vendor is selling software, it's not OEM because it's violating the basic terms of that license with the software vendor. So, technically you should not even know such thing exists.
Funny, I found a right article today. The real case with full $199 refund in California Small Claims Court: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7040 Follow up #1: I got your check for $10. You say Windows XP costs only $10, so I'd like to buy 100 copies please. To whom do I make out the check for $1000? You won't sell me Windows XP for $10? I'll have to pay $199 for it? Then that means the check you sent me is too low. Please send me a check for the full amount. <..> When that stupidity crosses the line and the company won't follow the law, that's where small claims court comes in. In court, most of the time common sense and reasonable win, even when it's a small guy against a big big company. And the case always ends with those magic words, "It is so ordered." My refund check will be arriving this month. </end> 2009/8/30 Mohit Sindhwani <[email protected]>: > > > Anton wrote: >> >> That sounds like a brain washed opinion to me. That's Ok, M$ is >> well-known for a good "marketing". But just forget about OEM and any >> other internal vendor's relationship for a moment. If something coast >> _you_ a 150 but the "refund" is 1, would you still call it "the right >> number"? There is no reason to "refund" it! >> I think "conspiracy and mass robbery" are a better words here. >> >> > > The somethings are different, aren't they? An OEM license is bundled with > the hardware you buy it with... you technically don't have the rights to > install it on any other generic hardware. Rights differ - prices differ. > Even in Sim Lim, an OEM license costs you less than a retail license. > > Cheers, > Mohit. > 8/30/2009 | 1:37 AM. > > _______________________________________________ Slugnet mailing list [email protected] http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet
