Microsoft Tightens Vista Transfer Rights
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 by Island Dog | Discussion: Windows Vista
This is an article from PC World that gives a little more information about Microsoft's transfer rights changes in Vista.
"Microsoft said today it will limit the number of machines to which users can transfer the Windows Vista OS licenses, to just one system beyond the original PC.
When Windows Vista is available, consumers will be able to transfer the OS license they purchase to only one machine other than the one for which they originally buy Vista, says Shanen Boettcher, a Windows general manager at Microsoft. He says Microsoft thinks the change makes sense because "lifetimes for PCs are getting longer." Most likely, a user will not need to transfer an OS license to more than one computer during the time that OS is the latest one available, Boettcher says."
Read more in the PC World article below.
"Microsoft said today it will limit the number of machines to which users can transfer the Windows Vista OS licenses, to just one system beyond the original PC.
When Windows Vista is available, consumers will be able to transfer the OS license they purchase to only one machine other than the one for which they originally buy Vista, says Shanen Boettcher, a Windows general manager at Microsoft. He says Microsoft thinks the change makes sense because "lifetimes for PCs are getting longer." Most likely, a user will not need to transfer an OS license to more than one computer during the time that OS is the latest one available, Boettcher says."
Read more in the PC World article below.
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Reply #2 Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:24 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:24 PM
thanks for bringing that into the picture thomassen. I read that (or a similar one) yesterday. Of course, the MS haters are going to blow it completely out of proportion anyway.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, October 17, 2006 3:59 PM
Basicly says that there isn't much difference from XP licensing.