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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 563448" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>If it doesn't come in a box with a small manual, it's OEM. The non-branded OEM discs generally come with a product key sticker (that's your hint that it's intended for small system builders). Although many vendors sell it with some piece of miscellaneous hardware, they are more or less following the letter of the EULA, rather than the spirit of it. The idea behind OEM software is to offer the software at a discounted price for vendors to bundle with systems. The license is linked to the hardware it was purchased with.</p><p></p><p>Again, that doesn't mean that it can't technically be installed on another machine, but from Microsoft's perspective, you're using it in a manner other than what you agreed to when you accepted the terms of the EULA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 563448, member: 24098"] If it doesn't come in a box with a small manual, it's OEM. The non-branded OEM discs generally come with a product key sticker (that's your hint that it's intended for small system builders). Although many vendors sell it with some piece of miscellaneous hardware, they are more or less following the letter of the EULA, rather than the spirit of it. The idea behind OEM software is to offer the software at a discounted price for vendors to bundle with systems. The license is linked to the hardware it was purchased with. Again, that doesn't mean that it can't technically be installed on another machine, but from Microsoft's perspective, you're using it in a manner other than what you agreed to when you accepted the terms of the EULA. [/QUOTE]
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