[DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?

[Brian Wrigley]

Hi Berend,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Berend de Boer" <berend at pobox.com>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at delphi.org.nz>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?


> >>>>> "Brian" == Brian Wrigley <bswrigley at xtra.co.nz> writes:
>
>     Brian> Surely OEM licences can't be sold without the computer
>     Brian> systems to which they apply?
>
> No, OEM license is a license without support. That's all.

> Berend de Boer

As well as the stuff about contacting your hardware supplier for support,
OEM licences I've seen include a statement like, "If the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is
not accompanied by a new computer system or computer system component, you
may not use or copy the SOFTWARE PRODUCT."

Maybe Microsoft took that line out after OEMs sold a lot of mouse mats and
mounting brackets licensed for Windows.

Brian