Windows xp OEM

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by Essential-Design, Jul 20, 2006.

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    Think this is the right place to put this.
    Can some 1 tell me if it would be illegal for me to import Windows cp home editions with oem and sell them on ebay with out hardware?
     
    Essential-Design, Jul 20, 2006 IP
  2. lorien1973

    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    yeah, if MS caught you, you could get into trouble. OEM is meant to sell alongside hardware.
     
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    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    OEM software is meant to be bundled with hardware. Not any hardware though, a new PC in most cases.
     
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  4. Essential-Design

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    cant it be sold to computer builders? so it dosent have to be sold with and hardware but once its been installed or registerd to a pc it has to remain with that pc?
     
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    Well, you need to be an authorized distributor to be able to sell it to computer builders in that case and they do not usually get a couple of copies but big volume in that case, usually not through ebay.

    When you say 'import' are you getting it from outside your country ? Because you need to check the terms of sales here.
     
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    Are the China Windows XP original or they are pirated ? My experience is that you do get a lot of counterfeit software from China so you need to be careful that you are getting an authenticate version of it. In China, you should be getting the Chinese version of Windows XP not the English version.

    Could you check directly with Microsoft legal in regards to this ? We are no lawyers here and if anything, you need to deal direct with Microsoft.
     
    eddy2099, Jul 21, 2006 IP