"Microsoft recently made a change to the licence agreement saying that a new motherboard is equal to a new computer, hence you need to purchase a new Windows licence. Here is what Microsoft has to say: "An upgrade of the motherboard is considered to result in a 'new personal computer' to which Microsoft OEM operating system software cannot be transferred from another computer. If the motherboard is upgraded or replaced for reasons other than a defect, then a new computer has been created and the license of new operating system software is required." Please note that this does not go for retail copies of Windows, but only for OEM versions.
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"You really need to reply to my comments if you want responses. I can't divine replies I have to see them 
"
I reply to all your comments ...
"The default OS is not Windows on desktops that Dell sells with FreeDOS or Linux."
Actually yes , because the same model came out 6 month to a year before with windows on it ...
"Therefore Microsoft does not have 100% of the default distribution of Dell."
100% of the Dell machine are made for windows and come out first with windows ... The fact that option of OS come on it later and are made the primary OS does not make it the default OS for that model.
"They probably sell more of those computers than there are PC-BSD users total."
ok ...
"that's just one company. "
Thats the same for all ODM and OEM.
"The n-Series do not default to, come with, or look at Windows. "
Remove the N on every model ...
"Which country?"
All of them ;-)
"Piracy is rampant in the former Soviet Bloc, China, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, etc."
No , its not illegal to make copy there ;-)
"When I was living in Japan I could have bought Windows for less than 500 ¥. "
Ok ...
"There's one article vaguely referring to what is not hard to find information on. "
I guess , I will have to discard the Microsoft article that state that the update server hit by the most numerous illegal copy are from the US.
"Parsing your text is difficult"
No , you just have a trouble at understanding.
"I can only assume you mean that people with a predilection for abiding by laws care. "
No I mean those who are legal cares , the illegal have no say or voice , there thief who just havent been caught yet.
"I have ... your head into anymore poles."
It snot because you do soemthing that I do the same ;-)
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2006-01-01
You really need to reply to my comments if you want responses. I can't divine replies I have to see them
Why ? Because the default OS is already windows.
The default OS is not Windows on desktops that Dell sells with FreeDOS or Linux. Therefore Microsoft does not have 100% of the default distribution of Dell. They probably sell more of those computers than there are PC-BSD users total. That's just one company.
No , it demonstrate that theyre are option on some models , but if you go to there website the first OS offered by default all the time is Windows.
The n-Series do not default to, come with, or look at Windows.
Nice theory ;-), got hard proof of that ?
Which country? Piracy is rampant in the former Soviet Bloc, China, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, etc. When I was living in Japan I could have bought Windows for less than 500 ¥.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/emergingtech/0,39020357,2096522,00...
There's one article vaguely referring to what is not hard to find information on.
Actually everyone legal cares ;-)
Parsing your text is difficult. I can only assume you mean that people with a predilection for abiding by laws care.
I have to go give a complex analysis lecture, so you'll have to wait a while if you ram your head into anymore poles.