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Technically it isn't a legit copy of Windows. OEM versions are usually tied to the computer they are originally sold with. Personally I don't think it is fair,
by grauenwolf 20y ago
Technically it isn't a legit copy of Windows. OEM versions are usually tied to the computer they are originally sold with.
Personally I don't think it is fair, but that's how licensing works under a monopoly.
Jonathan Allen
- BitGeek 20y agoTied how? Certainly not legally. When you buy the computer you buy a license... no court would uphold charging people for something and not letting them have it. The "shrinkwrapped" license agreements are not really enforcable... at least not in a legitimate (eg: competant) court.
- fishcar22 19y agoActually yes legally. You never buy the software. You are always buying the right to use the software under a set of circumstances. OEM Licenses are licenses sold under the basis of being tied to a single physical piece of hardware.