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Probably not completely wrong

Probably not completely wrong

Posted Oct 1, 2004 22:37 UTC (Fri) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
In reply to: Probably not completely wrong by AnswerGuy
Parent article: Desktop Linux is Windows piracy aide (Silicon.com)

$25 is about fair. You can not sell OEM version of Windows by itself but you can sell not fully equiped system so you can sell "desktop system without system block, keyboard and monitor with fully licensed OEM Windows" for $30 and it's typical price here in Russia.

Since OEM version of Windows does not include support from Microsoft (OEM is supposed to do it) the only think you're getting is promise to not be sued by Microsoft.

P.S. If you wonder what exactly is left in system if you remove "system block, keyboard and monitor" then the answer is simple: mouse.


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