xp pro why so cheap?

[yellowm50]

this is the full version of xp pro. and not the upgrade right? http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=37-102-143&DEPA=6

 

[AtTheGates]

Yup, thats a full version. OEM Windows is always around that price.

 

[Algere]

Compared to retail I suppose it does look like a deal.

 

[yellowm50]

where els do they have a price that cheap for that copy of windows xp pro? can you provide me a link? most of the other places iv looked wanted 300 for the xp pro.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: yellowm50
where els do they have a price that cheap for that copy of windows xp pro? can you provide me a link? most of the other places iv looked wanted 300 for the xp pro.

Retail or OEM?

 

[n0cmonkey]

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/ProdSOFTWARE-MICROSOFT.hmx?updepts=SW&DNAME=Software

 

[earthling30]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=604631

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

OEM means you get that with a new computer or notebook technically but most of us get an ide cable (which is a critical part of the working computer) and that satisfies the OEM requirements and dispense with the fancy worthless box and guide.

 

[drag]

OEM is ment for people who build computers.

The liscence is tied into your computer, not to you. If you move to a new computer you need a new liscence, you cannot use a "upgrade" to upgrade from this OS to the next generation OS. You cannot resell a OEM liscence unless your selling the entire computer. You computer = your motherboard, sometimes. so on and so forth.

With a retail liscence that liscence is tied to you and not your computer. You can use it to install onto a new computer (as long as you delete the OS off of the old computer), you can sell it to another person, you can buy a upgrade in the future to upgrade this liscence to the next OS. so on and so forth.

Of course people ignore this stuff, but that's technically some of the legal differences between OEM vs Retail.

Personally I don't mess with none of this legal mumbo jumbo.

 

[imported_nitrus]

Originally posted by: drag
OEM is ment for people who build computers.

The liscence is tied into your computer, not to you. If you move to a new computer you need a new liscence, you cannot use a "upgrade" to upgrade from this OS to the next generation OS. You cannot resell a OEM liscence unless your selling the entire computer. You computer = your motherboard, sometimes. so on and so forth.

With a retail liscence that liscence is tied to you and not your computer. You can use it to install onto a new computer (as long as you delete the OS off of the old computer), you can sell it to another person, you can buy a upgrade in the future to upgrade this liscence to the next OS. so on and so forth.

Of course people ignore this stuff, but that's technically some of the legal differences between OEM vs Retail.

Personally I don't mess with none of this legal mumbo jumbo.

good post i gave you a 10 rating, i never knew the differnce.... UNTIL NOW.