[DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?

[Neven MacEwan]

Brian

Ingram Micro (neeTechpac) sold oem with a hdd so your point is?
after all M$ is not the riaa

Neven
> 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?
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>>>>>>> "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
>
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