Question about OEM Products. Please help

[boosters]

I have an some question about an OEM products. I know i am a distributor but from your side i want to make perfect discussion.

a) This is OEM software that is supposed to be sold only with hardware (like PC/Laptop etc) and is illegal to sell as separate license.

1. When I register and try to update, it will clearly find out that I have unauthorized version of software and hence it will not allow me to update and upgrade the software

It is illegal ?

[slugger]

if d developer does not allow u 2 upda8
den it obviusly means dat it is illegal [acc 2 dem @ least]

[boosters]

but i listen that OEM has the same features with regular updates ?.

[slugger]

OEM copies have d very same features as d commercially available copies

but since OEM copies r provided 2 COs sellin branded comps, dey do not have d glitzy packaging or documentation dat is provided with d commercially avalable copies

other dan that dere is no differenc in d actual features available in OEM copies from a corresponding commercial copies

[abhishek_del]

the difference is that u dont get actual cd rom in most cases and u may get recovery cd's which come preloaded with lot of crap to neutralise its less cost...

The problem is that you will never have just the Windows XP (eg.) cd.
I don't know about Dell...anyone?

[slugger]

Originally Posted by abhishek_del

the difference is that u dont get actual cd rom in most cases and u may get recovery cd's which come preloaded with lot of crap to neutralise its less cost...

d00d he is talkin abt usin OEM versions of d sw -standalone

havent u heard of

buyin OEM copies of OSs cost less......

dey contain d OS just as it wud have been der in d commercial copy - no extra crap or less crap

d only thin is dat u will get it in a flimsy plastic sealed packet or sumthin and not d colorful box dat d commercial copy is available in and also with almost no help documents/user manual