Re: OEM Install Restrictions

ANONYMOUS <ANONYMOUS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>Excuse me. why is everybody talking about price when it has nothing to
>do with how many times you can or you can't install. Price is dependent
>on functionality of the product.

It is also legitmate for price to be related to the different terms
and conditions of the license. Thus a license to do A is worth one
amount whereas a license to do A plus B plus C is legitimately worth
somewhat more.


>If, for example, Amazon sells me a retail version of XP for $10 because
>the box was damaged and by implication the CD may also be damaged, are
>you saying that there will be restriction on what I can do with it?
>That is completely silly argument.
>

They won't.


>The fault lies with MS. PERIOD. They should not distribute products to
>create confusion in the mind of paying customers! The term OEM should
>be restricted to products distributed and INSTALLED with complete
>systems. Not like as it is today where you can buy from the shop not
>knowing that there are restrictions attached to it.
>
>In fact, I would go further by saying that no CDs should be distributed
>with new systems as OEMs should image the HDs before shipping them.
>This would reduce piracy to nil! This assumes that OEM Cds are used to
>pirate the software but the reality may be quite the opposite!

No it wouldn't. Ever hear of disk imaging programs? Buy a new
computer, make an image of the hard drive and use that image on
computer after computer after computer.......

It has been done. That is why we have licensing control mechanisms in
the form of product keys, product activation, and so forth.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
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