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| Thread ID: 106041 | 2009-12-23 06:11:00 | Xp licence for dead laptop, what do people do with them? | Morgenmuffel (187) | Press F1 |
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| 842540 | 2009-12-23 09:47:00 | Agreed Wainuitech. Some people sign up for insurance that is not worth the paper it's printed on. Others send money to Nigeria in the hope of an increase in their bank account and the list goes on. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 842541 | 2009-12-23 09:49:00 | Don't see it on the PCs in the toaster shops, which is what I was referring to.... ...so whos foot is in their mouth now!!! So you expect the EULA to be stuck on the side of the PC? In a toaster shop I would think that the key won't be on there on the side either. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 842542 | 2009-12-23 09:57:00 | Don't see it on the PCs in the toaster shops, which is what I was referring to.... ...so whos foot is in their mouth now!!! YOURS,the software thats installed in the toaster shops is already there, you are buying the whole PC, not just the software. If you install the software on another PC, you still have to agree to the EULA otherwise it wont install - to repeat, "the fact you click I agree without reading it is irrelevant - you agreed to the EULA." that clearly states the Software is assigned to the original computer it came installed on. As sweep mentioned Some people sign up for insurance that is not worth the paper it's printed on People dont read what they are signing or agreeing to. That doesn't make any difference to what ever was signed - you agreed to it and it WILL stand up in court - I KNOW, as I won a case a few years back - the excuse by the business was they signed the contract without reading it -- The adjudicator just laughed and said that was their tough luck. To reply to sweeps comment In a toaster shop I would think that the key won't be on there on the side either. It is actually, by the agreements to sell OEM software with new PC's it says: "You are required to affix this certificate of Authenticity to the exterior of the PC" Doesn't matter where its stuck, back front side underneath as long as its there Eg: on laptops its on the under side. Next time you're in a toaster shop have a look at any PC, it will be there someplace. Back to the original subject , post 4 basically sums it up. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 842543 | 2009-12-23 10:06:00 | What I referring to is that the key will be there when you buy it but not on demo models otherwise I could go and inspect a PC and write down the code. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 842544 | 2009-12-23 10:09:00 | What I referring to is that the key will be there when you buy it but not on demo models otherwise I could go and inspect a PC and write down the code. Go take a look my friend - they are on every demo model I have seen in the toaster shops and Stationary warehouse -- and I have often thought the same thing - Whats stopping a person doing that -- though it may look a little suspect if someones writing down a COA :rolleyes: | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 842545 | 2009-12-23 10:11:00 | Such vehement support for a corporate monolith, your point is of course valid, but I just disagree with the concept.........Merry Christmas Wainuitech. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 842546 | 2009-12-23 10:17:00 | As sweep mentioned People dont read what they are signing or agreeing to. They should. The PC would be obsolete by the time they could use it though. :lol: |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 842547 | 2009-12-23 10:21:00 | Such vehement support for a corporate monolith........Merry Christmas Wainuitech.:p Far from it, I'm just quoting whats written down, nothing more nothing less. What happens in the real world is not always what providers (MS, Adobe etc) have written down - Just pointing out that what some people think is right or what should be right is in fact incorrect to what a person actually agrees to. Dont get me wrong - I think it sucks what they put - BUT at the end of the day if you use a companies software, generally you have to agree to what ever they put in their license other wise it wont install. Weather that person actually abides by it is another matter :lol: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 842548 | 2009-12-23 10:23:00 | Yeah, I get your point.:lol: | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 842549 | 2009-12-23 22:11:00 | Here is a question. Cannot remember the combination. If there is a license sticker on the base of the unit - that is a OEM. I will need a OEM CD to install right? If I use a non OEM CD - would it work? In terms of the legal issue. If you buy a supermarket PC and it has a sticker code for OEM. Is that OEM license only for that specific computer or are you legally allowed to use on any other PC (provided of course the first PC HDD has been wiped)? I would think that at the time you bought the PC with that OEM software that was your agreement and you might not be allowed to use it on another PC. But most of these days the computers don't have install CDs they have recovery CDs for a reason ..... |
Nomad (952) | ||
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