[AccessD] OT: OEM software bundles

Josh McFarlane darsant at gmail.com
Mon Nov 14 18:40:20 CST 2005


On 11/14/05, Kath Pelletti <KP at sdsonline.net> wrote:
> Josh - I know that you can normally ring MS and get an authorisation code for a 2nd (laptop) install - but I have a feeling that that's NOT an option for an OEM? (I'm trying to get through to MS and ask that question....)
>
> Surely there are significant limitations for that price diff - (apart from no manuals and no help from MS via phone, which I have never used anyway.)
>
> ?
> Kath

For Retail vs OEM Windows, that's the only difference. Just to make it
clear, OEM Windows licenses can only be legally installed on one
computer at a time. You make the call to them to activate it if you
have to change hardware or machines (like if it gets hit by
lightning). Installing it on two computers is a no-no.

Granted, at the time, retail windows was $159, and OEM was $130-139 in
a 3 pack, so the price savings isn't drastic, but any website offering
it for under $100 with some spiel about no COA is complete crap.

All Windows offer COA, so don't buy without it.

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Josh McFarlane

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