Re: Use my original COA ( CD-KEY) in my Toshiba laptop

Allan,

I did point out earlier that one key difference in Licenses is cost. An OS
license puchased with a pre-built PC is literally pennies on the dollar
compared to the $300 you might pay for a full a retail copy. So why would
you expect to have the same rights, that you would with the retail copy.

Maybe if enough people felt that they would like a full license with their
new Dell or Sony or whatever, the manufacturers would make the option
available with their new PC, but I thnk very few people would be willing to
pay $100 more for their system.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), FL

"AllanF" <not.known@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Nigel,

The substantial difference in Licenses has not been pointed out. You did
respond to an earlier enquiry, but the OEM License must accompany hardware
(at least in theory)... no different to the EULA. I assume that there must
be a difference in terms, and I'm glad you picked up on my rant. Perhaps
you can point me in the direction of a copy of the Licence issued
separately that you mention. In my searching, I've hit a few locks:
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/sblicense/Licensing_AntiPiracy.mspx



"Nigel Barker" <nigel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:27:55 +1000, "AllanF" <not.known@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

It is disgraceful that MS and the
Manufacturer force you to pay for a Brand-New Licence, even though you
paid
for the Exact-Same Licence when you purchased the Media Center Computer.

It's probably been pointed out by others but you did not buy the
'Exact-Same Licence' when you buy
the license with a computer as when you buy the license separately.
--

Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
MCE MVP




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