Re: OEM license

Donald McDaniel wrote:
On 11 Aug 2006 14:18:08 +0200, Irma Troll <troll@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Michael Stevens wrote:
--Alias-- wrote:
Marian Gutu wrote:
"--Alias--" <not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Marian Gutu wrote:
You cannot sell OEM Software.Period.
False.
The original Microsoft OEM operating system software cannot be
transferred to another computer.
Who said anything about transferring?

The OEM Licence is for sale only to System Builders, Resellers, and
Hardware Purchasers.
False.

All OEM software must be bundled with hardware
False.
The End User License Agreement (EULA) for OEM software, including
Windows XP, states that the software is licensed as a single
integrated product in connection with the hardware
Where I live, the only XPs available at retails chains are generic
OEMs and can be purchased with no hardware. I have bought three. All
three have passed WPA and WGA/N with flying colors.

when distributed to end users and distribution of OEM software to
other end users is a violation of the license agreement issued by
the manufacturer.
False.

Purchasers of these versions must agree not to violate the terms
of such distribution policies and to accept all liability for
compliance with end-user restrictions.
--
Marian Gutu
False.

MCP, MCSAs, MCSEs
Be nice, society already sucks!
YOU be nice. Your erroneous advice already sucks! I can buy as many
legit generic OEMs without hardware that I want and if I so choose
to sell what I buy, that is nobody's business but mine and the
purchaser. Alias
I guess you didn't read the EULA. I found it for you in plain
english [sic]: http://linuxadvocate.org/articles.php?p=1
Nice dodge. My EULA says nothing about XP needing to be bought with
hardware. Once installed, yes, legally, it cannot be transferred but
that's not the subject at hand. The subject is if I buy a generic OEM
XP without hardware, am I free to see that CD or not. I say, yes, I
am and it will not breach the EULA, especially being as the EULA
hasn't been agreed to before the sale.

Alias
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"qwerty" <torridtear@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:torridtear@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote in message
news:1155075539.203097.291050@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
Well, if I were to use it myself, I may not have cared so deeply,
but > since I prefer a different OS, this one would only be sold
(since I've > got no friends that use it either, so only
strangers would be > considered for transfer). >
> P.S. Friends don't let friends use Windows.
>
> P.P.S. No offence.
>
> Irma Troll wrote:
>> qwerty wrote:
>> > Situation:
>> >
>> > A laptop was bought with XP preinstalled but not activated,
the EULA
>> > was not accepted, the hard drive was erased, a different
(superior) >> > operating system was installed, XP stickers were
removed from the case.
>> >
>> >
>> > Question:
>> >
>> > Is it legal to use this license key on a different computer,
if a >> > legally obtained install CD is present, but it was
already installed
>> > and the key it came with cannot be used to activate another
computer?
>> > Will it work with Pro edition, if original install was Home?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> Legal? WGaF - Microsoft deserve to be shafted for their
distribution >> policy. Just go ahead and use it.
>> Irma
>
The OP is not the system builder, he is the end user of the pre-activated OEM XP. It cannot be resold.
I think you mean "should not" be resold.
Anyway, having bought a good half-dozen laptops with Windows pre-installed and paid for (and already owning a legal copy of Windows), I wouldn't think twice about screwing microsuck.
Irma

So, since you already "own a legal copy of Windows", why don't you buy
your NEXT half-dozen laptops WITHOUT Windows pre-installed, and save a
few bucks?


I would - if Microsuck allowed laptops to be sold "clean".


P.S.
If that "legal copy of Windows" is NOT a "RETAIL" copy, it CANNOT be
used to install Windows on a NEW machine and retain a license from
Microsoft. So you probably LIED to the Activation technician, thus
making you liable for fraud charges by Microsoft, as well as being
guilty of a trademark violation against Microsoft each time you sold
one of those "unused copies".

The OP was asking about selling Windows, something I have never done. Read before you bleat!

Irma




But what the hey.. It's your conscience you have to live with.

Donald L McDaniel
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