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Because the reality is that the OEM doesn't want to track OS installations and Microsoft doesn't want to audit that tracking. With per-CPU licensing, the OEM ca
by 0xcde4c3db 5y ago
Because the reality is that the OEM doesn't want to track OS installations and Microsoft doesn't want to audit that tracking. With per-CPU licensing, the OEM can just say "here's our invoices from Intel".
- mixmastamyk 5y agoWhen they already track configurations on their orders page?
- 0xcde4c3db 5y agoThe "per-CPU" policies were primarily at issue ~20-25 years ago. Most of the big OEMs didn't even offer significant customization unless you were buying for a whole office or organization.