[_] buying XP to run on macbook
Tim Beadle
tim.beadle at gmail.com
Mon Aug 21 11:18:57 BST 2006
On 21/08/06, Oliver Humpage <oliver at watershed.co.uk> wrote:
> OEM licences can't be transferred off the hardware they're tied to. So if
> you have an OEM copy tied to your desktop, you can still sell the whole
> thing and it's legit, even though you can't just sell the individual
> licence.
>
> If the software is full (i.e. not OEM), then you can resell as much as you
> like.
>
> Usually to buy OEM software, you have to buy an HDD, a motherboard or a CPU.
> However, I think you're meant to use that hardware with the OEM software, so
> buying a cheap HDD and then installing Windows on your internal laptop drive
> would be technically illegal.
But everyone knows that EULAs wouldn't stand up in a court of law...apparently.
Tim
> OEM licences can't be transferred off the hardware they're tied to. So if
> you have an OEM copy tied to your desktop, you can still sell the whole
> thing and it's legit, even though you can't just sell the individual
> licence.
>
> If the software is full (i.e. not OEM), then you can resell as much as you
> like.
>
> Usually to buy OEM software, you have to buy an HDD, a motherboard or a CPU.
> However, I think you're meant to use that hardware with the OEM software, so
> buying a cheap HDD and then installing Windows on your internal laptop drive
> would be technically illegal.
But everyone knows that EULAs wouldn't stand up in a court of law...apparently.
Tim