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  1. November 8th, 2006, 05:18 PM #1
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    From the horse's mouth

    Microsoft has also tightened up the specific rules around what hardware an OEM copy of Windows can be sold with.

    Straight from the horse's mouth -- "spokesperson" at Microsoft Australia:

    "OEM versions of Windows Vista must be distributed to end-users with a fully assembled computer system and must be pre-installed."
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  2. November 8th, 2006, 06:56 PM #2
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    Well they've been saying that they were going to tighten up on OEM distribution for quite some time - with WinXP as well. It remains to be seen whether OEM discs actually end up in the retail channel. I suspect they will do.
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    So we won't see any more OEM Windows versions bundled with 16MB edo ram or whatever other hardware was lying around the shop when they wanted to sell it?
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