Microsoft Enforcing OEM Condition
by Maarten Goldstein, Sep 25, 2000 1:28pm PDTSeems like Microsoft has thought of something to piss off people again by finally enforcing a condition of their OEM license which has been around since 1993. Basically OEM-license holders are no longer allowed to reimage other workstations using one OEM copy, but are required to pay MS $96+ for every upgrade license, unless you have Select License or an Enterprise Agreement which are already expensive to begin with. Not allowing people to reimage similar configured workstations using one OEM copy means it takes a much longer time for companies to configure each PC
"Microsoft's sales staff paid me a courtesy visit and then proceeded to tell me that I had to buy an upgrade license if I wanted to reimage. When I complained, they told me there was nothing they could do. They are using scare tactics to make people like me run around and buy licenses we don't need,"Microsoft follows Intel, Apple and Nvidia with some strongarm tactics. Well ok, it isn't exactly a first for Microsoft ;)
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You made it not work in IE anymore :)
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They probably want to build up an EVEN BIGGER warchest of cash to ride things out on after they lose their anti-trust appeal (And if they don't lose it, they'll be all the richer.)
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Yeah, love my new Outlook. Guess what? If I wanted the MSN messenger to open up everytime I check my mail...
I WOULD HAVE FUCKING DOWNLOADED IT.
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[rant]I see MS in the news all the fucking time on slashdot, but when I do a search on them, I find articles I've never fucking seen before. Is searching through news stories on keywords THAT fucking hard?[/rant]
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that, to me, is true. when i play halflife, sure, it's cool, but call me crazy (i know you will) but i have halflife, doom, and diablo2 single player on my computer (arguably the most addictive singleplayer experiences ever) and i just want to play more quake1. sorry guys, that's just me.
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