Windows 10 volume licensing questions
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@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Dashrender said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@NDC said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
There is little law involved here. MS said it was the rule. They may have had signed contracts with large distributors that had the stipulation and that would have had some civil court clout as far as penalties for breaking contract etc. But once it was in the hands of smaller distributors/shops there would have been little reason to adhere to this other than Microsoft's reputation as a bully.
Absolutely - but why would the small shop turn away the sale of even a $5 mouse (that they paid $1 for). At least they got something extra out of you.
Often they just throw broken stuff in there.
I would expect zero add-on prices if that's the case. and I do recall a time or two when I did receive bad RAM, etc to cover this.
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@NDC said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
There is little law involved here. MS said it was the rule. They may have had signed contracts with large distributors that had the stipulation and that would have had some civil court clout as far as penalties for breaking contract etc. But once it was in the hands of smaller distributors/shops there would have been little reason to adhere to this other than Microsoft's reputation as a bully.
It's quite a bit of law, actually. It is US contract law that makes the contacts fall under a legal protection. It's US laws that give MS the power to require this.
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Here's a question for @Breffni-Potter
What's the point in the OEM license if you can buy it with zero restrictions compared to the boxed product?
Why would MS have this?
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@Dashrender said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Dashrender said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@NDC said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
There is little law involved here. MS said it was the rule. They may have had signed contracts with large distributors that had the stipulation and that would have had some civil court clout as far as penalties for breaking contract etc. But once it was in the hands of smaller distributors/shops there would have been little reason to adhere to this other than Microsoft's reputation as a bully.
Absolutely - but why would the small shop turn away the sale of even a $5 mouse (that they paid $1 for). At least they got something extra out of you.
Often they just throw broken stuff in there.
I would expect zero add-on prices if that's the case. and I do recall a time or two when I did receive bad RAM, etc to cover this.
Right, it is normally free. Or was.
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@Dashrender said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Here's a question for @Breffni-Potter
What's the point in the OEM license if you can buy it with zero restrictions compared to the boxed product?
Why would MS have this?
Exactly, it's Europe that is weird here because they have so much consumer protectionism. They get used to be able to just ignore vendor rules and licensing limits in a way that must make it seem odd that so many rules exist, if they can't be enforced.
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Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
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@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
Right on the link I provided. Did you not read the article?
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@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
The whole thing was very shaky from the beginning when MS demanded that people only sell the license with hardware. They gave people a bunch of crap about selling licenses with broken stuff. They gave people crap about selling with a singe piece of working hardware. Mostly it was self enforced because MS are scary.
This comes down to they wanted their product supported. They weren't willing to provide the support at the OEM price point. Trying to tie a piece of hardware to the license(MS really wanted a full system here) gave them leverage to make someone else provide the end user support.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
You claim basic knowledge that goes against the OEM sales agreement. if it's not different in the U.K., that's a pretty basic thing to not know.
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@NDC said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
The whole thing was very shaky from the beginning when MS demanded that people only sell the license with hardware. They gave people a bunch of crap about selling licenses with broken stuff. They gave people crap about selling with a singe piece of working hardware. Mostly it was self enforced because MS are scary.
This comes down to they wanted their product supported. They weren't willing to provide the support at the OEM price point. Trying to tie a piece of hardware to the license(MS really wanted a full system here) gave them leverage to make someone else provide the end user support.
Bingo. So basically the entire OEM system is designed to absolve MS of support for cheaper licenses, which was the whole point. The onus is on the OEMs to deliver support to the end users.
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@NDC said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
The whole thing was very shaky from the beginning when MS demanded that people only sell the license with hardware. They gave people a bunch of crap about selling licenses with broken stuff. They gave people crap about selling with a singe piece of working hardware. Mostly it was self enforced because MS are scary.
This comes down to they wanted their product supported. They weren't willing to provide the support at the OEM price point. Trying to tie a piece of hardware to the license(MS really wanted a full system here) gave them leverage to make someone else provide the end user support.
And since selling MS software required a license under contract, it is trivial for them to require it. I'm so lost as to how this is confusing. It's been common knowledge, even for bench and prosumers, for a very long time. At least since the XP era.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@NDC said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
The whole thing was very shaky from the beginning when MS demanded that people only sell the license with hardware. They gave people a bunch of crap about selling licenses with broken stuff. They gave people crap about selling with a singe piece of working hardware. Mostly it was self enforced because MS are scary.
This comes down to they wanted their product supported. They weren't willing to provide the support at the OEM price point. Trying to tie a piece of hardware to the license(MS really wanted a full system here) gave them leverage to make someone else provide the end user support.
Bingo. So basically the entire OEM system is designed to absolve MS of support for cheaper licenses, which was the whole point. The onus is on the OEMs to deliver support to the end users.
And to obey the contract requiring them to sell hardware with the license. No bingo.
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This is so commonly known that I feel like I'm being to ask not to explain why the sky is blue, but to prove that it IS blue.
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@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
Right on the link I provided. Did you not read the article?
The word hardware comes up once in the entire article. Don't see it written where you must be supplied with a piece of hardware in the article. Can you copy paste the relevant section?
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@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
Right on the link I provided. Did you not read the article?
The word hardware comes up once in the entire article. Don't see it written where you must be supplied with a piece of hardware in the article. Can you copy paste the relevant section?
Read it more carefully. They reference Microsoft's site with MS reps stating it is okay to sell that way.
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I'm on the phone in the park. Yes I'll find it.
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@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
Right on the link I provided. Did you not read the article?
The word hardware comes up once in the entire article. Don't see it written where you must be supplied with a piece of hardware in the article. Can you copy paste the relevant section?
Read it more carefully. They reference Microsoft's site with MS reps stating it is okay to sell that way.
"Q: I build my own computers--mainly so I'll know what's in them and dont have to fool with the manufacturers' alleged "tech support" while I'm in warranty. At some point in the future I'll probably want to build one with Windows 7--when I do, do I qualify to use the "OEM System Builders" version or do I have to buy a retail copy?
A: Yes, you can buy the "OEM System Builders" version of Windows 7. Many online stores sell it."
Both questions say nothing about buying it with an individual component, both are referring to complete systems.
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Vendors like NewEgg have long had to do this. As has IM. Just examples of the biggest players being stuck with this limitation. Best Buy and Frys too.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 volume licensing questions:
Where does MS say that it is legal to buy an OEM copy of Windows IF you buy a broken stick of Ram with it as well? Stop inventing nonsense about Europe being able to evade US contract law. It's basic knowledge that an OEM edition of Windows is not tied to anything except for the motherboard of the system in which it was supplied. So...how can you buy a faulty ram stick and be "legal" under their OEM agreement?
Right on the link I provided. Did you not read the article?
The word hardware comes up once in the entire article. Don't see it written where you must be supplied with a piece of hardware in the article. Can you copy paste the relevant section?
Read it more carefully. They reference Microsoft's site with MS reps stating it is okay to sell that way.
"Q: I build my own computers--mainly so I'll know what's in them and dont have to fool with the manufacturers' alleged "tech support" while I'm in warranty. At some point in the future I'll probably want to build one with Windows 7--when I do, do I qualify to use the "OEM System Builders" version or do I have to buy a retail copy?
A: Yes, you can buy the "OEM System Builders" version of Windows 7. Many online stores sell it."
Both questions say nothing about buying it with an individual component, both are referring to complete systems.
And? This doesn't make sense given the discussion at hand.
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What you can buy and what they can sell don't always match.
