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Legal OEM serial + less legal Win7 DVD = profit?

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fohfoh:

--- Quote from: Proin Drakenzol on December 10, 2009, 02:13:12 AM ---the disk is free. you only pay for the key.

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I've begun to hear the opposite now. They now just give you the key free, have a partition, and the DVD costs like 15-30 bucks to obtain. Except for highly expensive comp builds from certain companies.

Proin Drakenzol:

--- Quote from: fohfoh on December 12, 2009, 05:20:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: Proin Drakenzol on December 10, 2009, 02:13:12 AM ---the disk is free. you only pay for the key.

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I've begun to hear the opposite now. They now just give you the key free, have a partition, and the DVD costs like 15-30 bucks to obtain. Except for highly expensive comp builds from certain companies.

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Sorry, should have been more specific.

If you purchase a copy of Windows separate from a computer you are paying for the license key, not for the disc.

Nor does it violate the Windows EULA to obtain a "clean copy" disc and install that on your HP/Dell/Acer computer and use the license key that came with the computer.

The key isn't "free" when buying a prebuilt, it's part of the cost of the computer. And you're not getting the license directly from MS, you're getting it from whomsoever you got the computer through.

The license key, not the physical disc, is what authorizes you to use the OS.

This is similar to things like Steam where you buy the games and the proof of ownership is the licensing key since no physical disc is present.

Another example: I use a "hacked" copy of Diablo II: LoD, but I use the legit key I got when I bought it. I'm not breaking any rules.

Xyresic:

--- Quote from: Takeshi on December 09, 2009, 06:26:11 PM ---Also, does anyone know how many times I can use the OEM on the same computer? I don't plan on using it on other computers, but isn't it like 3 times it can be used or maybe I'm thinking about Office?
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--- Quote from: Windows Help and Support ---Activation pairs your product key with your hardware configuration and helps verify that your copy of Windows hasn't been used on more computers than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow.
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So unless you make so many hardware changes the activation key doesn't recognize it as the same computer anymore, you can activate the same computer an infinity amount of times.

rl9009:

--- Quote from: Takeshi on December 09, 2009, 06:26:11 PM ---Now I've freshly re-installed Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, the version which was on the laptop when I got it. Although I used a "less legal" DVD for the install. Now can I use the OEM that I got with the laptop to activate it? I could also use my magic, but I would much rather do it the legal way.
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Actually activating it using the SLP Key+Certificate method is perfectly legal in the terms of the License. Hell, even HP supplied me with a Vista Business DVD for my 6930p with a OEM Certificate embedded into the DVD!

Neco:
I avoid this mess by downloading the version of "insert OS" that does not require activation, or serial input by me,  and always passed WGA tests  :P

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