On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 12:13:01PM +0100, Gary Stainburn wrote: > The problem does not arise with the *retail* copy of Windows, but does with > the OEM version. > > Original Equipment Manufacturer versions are sold at a discount (we'll give > you 20% off each license but you *MUST* sell a copy with every PC even if the > customer does not want it) > > This license permits one instance to be installed on that PC. This instance > is *tied* to that PC, and cannot be installed on another PC even if it's > removed from the one it was bundled on.
Thanks for the clarification! IIRC, there was some court ruling that made that practice illegal in either Germany and/or the EU. I might confuse details here (I didn't follow it too closely...), but I do remember MS wasn't happy... Cheerio, Thomas -- http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html ...'cause only lusers quote signatures! Thomas Ribbrock | http://www.ribbrock.org | ICQ#: 15839919 "You have to live on the edge of reality - to make your dreams come true!" _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
