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MauiAL50
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Dec 16, 2011
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Windows 7 OEM Disks
Actually, the bottom line is don't purchase OEM software at all if you don't know what OEM means. Newegg has a disclaimer on the product page that tells a prospective buyer what the OEM software is for and directs them to the "retail" version if that is what they need.I think you saw the OEM was $99 and the reatil was about $200 more and that is how you chose.
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WDH-USA
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Dec 16, 2011
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Windows 7 OEM Disks
Your assumptions are sadly not true my friend. As you know, retail from Windows 7 Home is just $119 direct from Microsoft and I paid $79.99 on Black Friday, so price was not the major reason for my purchase--as you suggest.
In fact, the Microsoft help desk will provide the details on how OEM is to be sold and used. I talked to them for 20 minutes about what OEM products like Windows are supposed to be used and how Microsoft does not support them. I only thought that perhaps other customers should be aware of the Microsoft license requirements and limitations of OEM. According to Microsoft's legal department, Newegg's ad is deceptive and misleading at best and does not comply with Microsoft's license agreement for sale of its OEM software.
I merely suggest that buyers be aware that Newegg is misleading customers that they can use a the OEM 64-bit version of Windows 7 to legally do a clean install or upgrade on a system running VISTA. That's all.
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Chowderhed
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Dec 16, 2011
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Windows 7 OEM Disks
Newegg is not the bad egg here OP. You can try to dispute the charge with your bank, nothing ventured nothing gained.
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WDH-USA
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Dec 16, 2011
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Windows 7 OEM Disks
When asked, Microsoft says that OEM software is not intended to be installed by end users. Off the record, Microsoft spokespeople have told me that the big concern in Redmond is for inexperienced users buying OEM software, but the fact of the matter is that anyone can buy OEM versions of Windows. Truth be told, Microsoft is not opposed to the practice. Rather, the company says that people who purchase OEM software will simply be expected to abide by the terms of the licensing agreements. I just wish Newegg had explained this better or advertised it properly.
True, perhaps Newegg is not the "bad egg." But why does Newegg issue a RMA to return OEM software when it knows that by its own rules, OEM software cannot be returned once opened. There are no exceptions. You open it, you've bought it.
Also, as Microsoft pointed out to me, OEM software is also tied to the motherboard it is first installed on. Unlike the retail versions of Windows 7 which can be transferred to a new computer, OEM versions are not transferable. What about upgrading hardware? Microsoft says that anything is fair game, except the motherboard. Replacing the motherboard in a computer results in a "new personal computer, " which the company considers to be synonymous with a transfer. It's not permitted with an OEM edition of Windows.
As we know, legally these "OEM editions" should be available only to "system builders" like a Dell or HP, and other classes of Microsoft partners. Companies like Newegg and TigerDirect have tried to keep compliant with Microsoft's rules by bundling OEM versions with a token piece of hardware, like a cable, for each sale. But my sources tell me that Microsoft is soon going to clamp down on these loopholes.
Just my 2 OEM cents...
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MauiAL50
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Dec 16, 2011
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Windows 7 OEM Disks
You do realize that there are any number of "system builders" that are not on the scale of Dell or HP who cannot take advantage of Microsoft's volume pricing because they are small scale. For these builders Newegg is a good alternative. I was not referring to the price of Windows 7 from Microsoft, I just looked at the Newegg site and compared prices. The Newegg site actually does contain the info about a clean install on the "details" tab of the OEM page. The issue of Newgg, TigerDirect and others selling an OEM software package with a small piece of hardware has been around for a number of years, and if Microsoft really did not like it, they would have stopped it years ago, but they haven't and I don't see them doing so n the near future.
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