On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:38:20 -0500
Mike Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A friend of mine works for a smaller company that gave the
> obsolete computers to the employees. The catch was that
> due to Microsofts lawyers, they felt it necessary to format the
> hard drives first. A PC without an OS isn't of much use to
> many people. The cost of legal copy of win9.x exceeds the
> value of the PC.
If the company re-installs the OS from the original CD-ROM
or floppy diskettes and provides the same along with the used
computer, then there is no problem with licensing issues.
If the company has lost or misplaced the original installation
software, then a replacement should be issued for a very
nominal cost. If they can't get an inexpensive factory
replacement for the original installation software for which
the full price has already been paid, then they can pass
along their legal backup copies with the used computers. If
MicroSoft has a problem with that, then the company donating
the used computers should sue the bastards. I don't think
an impartial jury would agree with MicroSoft's position.
Sam Heywood
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