question about software sales

[spanky]

i see ppl selling "oem dell/hp" os cd's in fs/ft. i was under the impression that these cd's were nfr. am i wrong?

 

[MedicBob]

I didn't think selling/trading any software that is OEM is a no no, only NFR stuff.

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: MedicBob
I didn't think selling/trading any software that is OEM is a no no, only NFR stuff.

but the os restore cd's that come with a dell or hp.... aren't those considered nfr? aren't they usually marked "for distribution with new dell/hp pc's only"?

 

[microAmp]

OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) software sales must include an appropriate piece of hardware to keep the sale legit. For example, an 80 GB hard drive, or an entire PC would be appropriate hardware with a copy of an OS. A pencil would not.

From http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=45&threadid=1384458&enterthread=y

 

[spanky]

but OEM and NFR are different, no?

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: spanky
but OEM and NFR are different, no?

They are different

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: spanky
but OEM and NFR are different, no?

They are different

so back to my original question... is an OS restore cd from dell is marked "for distribution with new dell pc only", is it classified as OEM or NFR?

 

[MedicBob]

I would think if it states that then it is NFR unless you are selling the PC it came with. If there are no specific statements then it is OEM.

 

[olds]

All my NFR say NFR

 

[MedicBob]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
All my NFR say NFR

My boxes say NFR, but the disks do not on the ones I have.

I haven't seen a Dell OEM disk, so I am going with Spanky's description of what is on the disk.

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: MedicBob

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
All my NFR say NFR

My boxes say NFR, but the disks do not on the ones I have.

I haven't seen a Dell OEM disk, so I am going with Spanky's description of what is on the disk.

the os restoration disks that come with dell look nothing like an authentic windows os cd. while the windows xp cd is sort of holographic, the dell os restore cd's are usually a solid color (i've seen green, purple, and dark blue). they also have some text on it saying it's a dell os restore cd and blah blah blah.