[DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?

[Brian Wrigley]

Hi Neven,

My point is that it's probably not valid to sell OEM licences the way
Richard's friend wants to. Microsoft never intended them to be tradeable in
that way, and that's part of the reason they're sold at a discount.

OK, so you don't really care, and neither do I - and, after all, it's only
Microsoft, and they're fair game - right? Still, I feel a little uneasy to
see any software company's licence treated in so cavalier a fashion.

Brian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neven MacEwan" <neven at mwk.co.nz>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at delphi.org.nz>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?


> 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?
> >
> >
> >
> >>>>>>> "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