"If I remember rightly previously joe public were allowed to buy the OEM version" I've historically tried to use official/supported/legal versions of all of my

"If I remember rightly previously joe public were allowed to buy the OEM version" I've historically tried to use official/supported/legal versions of all of my applications. Windows was one of those and I actually read parts of the OEM EULA at one point. The following link sums up the use of an OEM license well: http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/Pages/licensing_for_hobbyists.aspx#fbid=VlFwPioE5Bs http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/Pages/... The most important part is here: OEM System Builder: Must be preinstalled on a PC and sold to another unrelated party. vs Full Packaged Retail Product: Is intended to be re-sold separately from a PC for installation by the end user. Disclosure: Microsoft Employee. I had the obsession to have properly licensed software on my machine long before that.