"Leythos" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
the latest from mike brannigan is that it's the oem that determines when
the
original computer is no longer the original computer . so who built the
computer , who bought the oem os and who installed the os on that
computer
determines the rules as far as i read it .

Not that I want to get into this again, but if you go into the OEM site
at MS, read around the documents, it seemed very clear to me that the
OEM software is tied to the first computer it's installed on, and that
the computer, by MS's documents on the OEM site, indicate that the
Motherboard is the "computer".

When I, as a personal choice, choose OEM, I limit the scope of the
license to the motherboard.

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I was at recent MS OEM event and attended a session on licensing. The
speaker was very clear that Microsoft's position was that changing the
motherboard was not allowed as it defines the computer. She even said that
in the near future activations will reflect this. Changing a motherboard
will only be allowed under warranty and will always cause a phone in event.
Later on she was asked about selling OEM software with qualifying hardware
what qualified? She said anything that was essential to running a computer.
She elaborated that that meant anything within the case, even a ram chip,
and also a keyboard and mouse. Does anyone else see the inconsistency here?
If someone from the licensing dept. is inconsistent when trying to explain
to the mostly converted how is anyone supposed to make sense of it. My
interpretation of the EULA is OEM software stays with the computer. If it's
upgraded in any fashion over time it's within the EULA. If the computer is
sold, given away, or somehow still in use and a new one is purchased then
it's time for a new license.

Kerry