At 08/09/2005, Slattery, Tim - BLS wrote:
OEM versions are valid only for the first machine they are installed on, they
cannot be transferred.
Who writes the EULA for the OEM versions? MS or the OEM? If it's
the latter, then -- in the case of a mom & pop store -- they could
allow it to be transferred if the original machine dies. I know the
big boys aren't likely to modify their EULAs in that manor.
The point is largely moot, IMHO, because for the average user, if the
original machine dies, he's just going to go buy a new one
anyway. People like me who are above average <grin> are going to
troubleshoot what part died and just replace that part.
Regardless of the reason, they aren't really trying to stop you from
moving your copy of Windows to another machine in the privacy of your
own home. Yes, strictly speaking it violates the EULA, but it's the
big, mass market pirates they are worried about. The ones that cost
them millions of dollars.
--
Tony Lowe, The HapMaster
What if the hokey-pokey really is what it's all about?
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