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From: Graham Murray on 13 Apr 2010 01:39 Rex Ballard <rex.ballard(a)gmail.com> writes: > The OEM license requires acceptance of a specific set of terms. For > example: > 5.Distribution > a- Software Preinstallation > i. For each unit of software in thePac, you must pre-install one > copy of the Software on a Customer System prior to distribution.... > ii. For such pre-installation, you must use the OPK provided in > the OPK provided in the Pack or otherwise made available by us.... > [OPK is OEM Preinstallation Kit] > > Simply put, if you make a change to the OPK installation, you forfeit > the OEM price, and could be held liable for the full retail price. It > doesn't matter how the software was installed - if Windows wasn't pre- > installed, exactly as configured by the preinstallation kit - you have > already violated the OEM License. This does not follow at all. 5.a.i is talking about what the OEM must do with the copies. ie That each copy must be put on one customer system prior to distribution (and not used in any other way) and that the installation must use the OPK. It DOES NOT state that *every* customer system must have a copy installed.
From: Ezekiel on 13 Apr 2010 08:12
"Graham Murray" <newspost(a)gmurray.org.uk> wrote in message news:87bpdnc3nd.fsf(a)newton.gmurray.org.uk... > Rex Ballard <rex.ballard(a)gmail.com> writes: > >> The OEM license requires acceptance of a specific set of terms. For >> example: >> 5.Distribution >> a- Software Preinstallation >> i. For each unit of software in thePac, you must pre-install one >> copy of the Software on a Customer System prior to distribution.... >> ii. For such pre-installation, you must use the OPK provided in >> the OPK provided in the Pack or otherwise made available by us.... >> [OPK is OEM Preinstallation Kit] >> >> Simply put, if you make a change to the OPK installation, you forfeit >> the OEM price, and could be held liable for the full retail price. It >> doesn't matter how the software was installed - if Windows wasn't pre- >> installed, exactly as configured by the preinstallation kit - you have >> already violated the OEM License. > > This does not follow at all. 5.a.i is talking about what the OEM must do > with the copies. ie That each copy must be put on one customer system > prior to distribution (and not used in any other way) and that the > installation must use the OPK. It DOES NOT state that *every* customer > system must have a copy installed. And it also does not say that "OEM's must buy roughly 120% of their anticipated usage based on MSFT's most aggressive estimate of what they will be able to sell." More typical Rex bullshit. Here's another whopper from him: <quote> Companies like Microsoft want you to keep your information on PCs that they can access with little or no effort, so that they can pass critical information on your PC to other people. If helping you will advance their agenda, they can forward your resume to head-hunters and potential employers who will hire you to ever better positions. If hurting you will advance their agenda, they can forward your financial records to the IRS, put your provate e-mail on an MSNBC chat room. If your a Democrat and are threatening, they can leak your e-mails to your mistress to the Republicans. If you are a Republican and a problem, they can leak your financial investments and financial records to the Democrats. </quote> Don't take the habitual liar seriously. |