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Microsoft Enforcing OEM Condition

by Maarten Goldstein, Sep 25, 2000 1:28pm PDT
Related Topics – Microsoft

Seems 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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