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TOPIC: OUTSOURCING

Buying OEM Vista?

27^th January 2007

A few days ago, I mused over buying OEM Vista if/when the time came for me to do an upgrade. Then, I came to the conclusion that OEM was a no-no unless you bought it installed on a system. In an article on the PC Magazine website, things seem not to be as cut and dried as that. Apparently, the perceived wisdom is that if you are building a system for yourself, and you agree to provide all support as the system builder to yourself as the system user, then everything is OK under the licence. Also, there appears to be a trend among resellers that it is not them who are subject to the terms of the licence, but the customers who purchase the OEM software. It is all just a little bit confusing. Draw your own conclusions…

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