[ale] Finding desktops, laptops and hardware in Atlanat

[Joe Knapka]

Geoffrey wrote:

>Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
>  
>
>>On Monday 13 March 2006 08:16, Geoffrey wrote:
>>| 1. if it's oem, you must transfer it with the computer it came with.
>>| 2. if it's boxed set, you must remove it from any computers you have it 
>>on.
>>| 
>>| Personally, I disagree with #1, but that's M$'s take on it.
>>
>>When did the Evil Empire (TM) change its policies.  I certainly have
>>read enough M$ EULAS and every one I have read specified that the OS
>>was NOT transferable in any way, shape, or form.
>>    
>>
>
>EULA for retail version of XP, from M$ website:
>
>13. SOFTWARE TRANSFER. Internal. You may move the Software to a 
>different Workstation Computer. After the transfer, you must completely 
>remove the Software from the former Workstation Computer.
>
Cool, a free pass!  I'll remove the Software from the former Workstation 
Computer
"after" the transfer -- *long* after. When the former Workstation 
Computer dies a
peaceful death from old age, I'll wipe its HD.

-- JK