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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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| 842570 | 2009-12-24 08:31:00 | Places like Dell and HP/Compaq buy in bulk and get a dirt cheap price compared to small time places, but the price of an OS is still included. I noticed a while back dell supplying with Ubuntu, and if wanted windows then add in the OS price. This was in the USA. Are OEM software transferable to a new PC? If you bought a Dell, are you allowed to use that license and install it to a another different PC? |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 842571 | 2009-12-24 08:47:00 | Are OEM software transferable to a new PC? If you bought a Dell, are you allowed to use that license and install it to a another different PC? Legally no - This is what the OEM license says (www.imagef1.net.nz) - BUT it is done by some. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 842572 | 2009-12-24 08:48:00 | Are OEM software transferable to a new PC? If you bought a Dell, are you allowed to use that license and install it to a another different PC? Nope, That's the entire point of OEM, It dies with the hardware its supplied with. And according to MS i you replace the mobo you are meant to buy a new license. Tui Anyone? |
Metla (12) | ||
| 842573 | 2009-12-24 09:06:00 | With that point why have OEM install CDs? Why not provide them with a brandname or a custom brand recovery CD so they cannot misuse the CD? For the custom parts shop, maybe they could say the shop builds your PC up with the parts you want and then if you want windows, it is provided on a recovery CD. Althou there are ways to work around that too. I can understand that they buy in bulk so OEM or anything for that matter when bought in bulk they can be sold for a reduced price to the customer. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 842574 | 2009-12-24 09:37:00 | When the oem companies like Dell buy in bulk they would just negotiate a price per license with MS, and then pay MS a fee for every system they ship with an OS image on it, thatss why there no CD is supplied with teh PC, No need for it as far as they are concerned, and it allows a massive reduction in cost from their end. Pity its a **** sandwich for the customer, I can't see any reason to think custom builders should have to go that route, An unmolested install CD is one of the advantages of avoiding crap like Dell, HP and the rest. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 842575 | 2009-12-24 09:41:00 | This thread is getting to a whats right and whats not :p With that point why have OEM install CDs? Why not provide them with a brandname or a custom brand recovery CD so they cannot misuse the CD? For the custom parts shop, maybe they could say the shop builds your PC up with the parts you want and then if you want windows, it is provided on a recovery CD. Problem with that, is a recovery CD is made for certain components & drivers, and while it is easy enough to do, the CD would have to be made for each PC - hence it would cost more. When places like dell/HP make recovery CD's for system xyz they will all have the exact same components, they may have a run of lets say 10,000 PC's all the same. I can understand that they buy in bulk so OEM or anything for that matter when bought in bulk they can be sold for a reduced price to the customer. Thats true, and thats what they do, smaller places like myself and many others here that do the same, may by in batches of 1 or 2, or 20-30, some 50-100 at a time, the more you buy the less it is per CD/License. If a bigger place buys 1000 at a time the small time operator usually cant match the price or if they can its the actual buy price or close to it. Heres an example: Look at the price from Ascent (www.imagef1.net.nz) x the single copy by 3 - look at the difference if you brought 3 separately compared to the 3 pack. Ascent would buy in bulk - so they can offer cheaper prices and still make a profit ( whole point of being in business) Now while I and others can match that price by buying it as a single ( from our suppliers), I can bet your boots Ascent would make more of a profit than I would. Some suppliers can vary in price quite a bit as well - so you have to have several and "shop around". An unmolested install CD is one of the advantages of avoiding crap like Dell, HP and the rest. AMEN Metla :thumbs: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 842576 | 2009-12-24 09:51:00 | Unless the masses use them at school and work I don't see how Joe Bloggs would use them for their own machines. Looks like your programming was quite successful after all. :p |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 842577 | 2009-12-24 10:00:00 | Those OEM Windows, are they install CDs? While we are talking about Ascent: www.ascent.co.nz |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 842578 | 2009-12-24 10:15:00 | The hardest part is peeling/scraping the sticker off the old case. | Coaster (270) | ||
| 842579 | 2009-12-24 19:33:00 | The hardest part is peeling/scraping the sticker off the old case. Hair-dryer works easy |
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