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Michel Racicot

Based on previous Windows releases, how many copies/types of
licenses/licenses of Windows are required for 3 PC's in the same house?

Is there a special license type for that kind of installation?
 
So, it will cost me more than 500$ to have all three licenses if I want to
upgrade all 3 of them? That's insane!!! No wonder why there is a huge
amount of piracy for Microsoft's OS...

I guess I'll have to stay with Windows 2000 and Windows XP for those
computers...
 
Uh, it has always been like that, every version of Windows, every version of
DOS. How is this news to you?

PS: That is the way ALL operating systems are, not just Microsoft.
 
xebec said:
Uh, it has always been like that, every version of Windows, every version
of
DOS. How is this news to you?

PS: That is the way ALL operating systems are, not just Microsoft.
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That is not true my dear fellow ;-)

Linux is for free and can be installed on so many PCs as you like too, even
commercial ones like Novells Suse Linux.
Xandros OS 3.11 can be installed on PC and Laptop with one License.
BeOs Zeta can be installed on 5 PCs.

In fact its only MS that demand one license per PC.

And I also say it is ridiculous. Today we have in some household 2 or more
PCs and often a Laptop, too.

I have a IBM ThinkPad T23 which has a legal XP Professional License included
and a desktop PC that I have built on my own, there runs now Vista together
with Linux in DualBoot.

In my living room I have older PC with 98SE on it.

I would like to Put XP on the one in Living room and Vista Retail on the
self-built.
That would cost me about 600 EURO if I stick with XP Home and Vista Premium.

Never ever. I enjoy the RC1 and if it expires, so be it.

MS should put the prices down to something realistic and allow at least the
Professional editions to be installed on Laptop and Desktop, than piracy
would not that big problem.

SBJ
 
The first one is actually the only one that I actually remember purchasing a
separate OS for it...(Windows XP Home)

The second one of these PC's came with XP OEM on it. It's a laptop and I
don't have the Windows CD but it seems that Windows installation is on
another partition or something similar. I don't think I have the serial key
available. Is it normal for Compaq laptop?

The other one was purchased in a "used parts" store with Win2000 pre-loaded
on it. It has a serial key sticker (the holographic stuff...) on it too, I
don't know if I have the right to use it. Can someone tell me if I'm legal
on this one?
 
Yes but if you want most Linux supported, take Suse for example, You'll need
to pay for it. Sure Suse free, but once the trial expires, you'll need to
pay if you want auto updates or official support from Novell.
 
I agree with you on the prices. They need a more reasonable pricing model.
It's practically cheaper to buy a new computer with it pre-loaded on it than
purchase it outright.
 
So, it will cost me more than 500$ to have all three licenses if I want to
upgrade all 3 of them? That's insane!!! No wonder why there is a huge
amount of piracy for Microsoft's OS...

I guess I'll have to stay with Windows 2000 and Windows XP for those
computers...


"David Sanders" wrote
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You need three licenses for XP too. Yes it would be nice if they offered
some sort of Family Pack. We have been trying to get that for ages. But
for now it doesn't appear that way. Just because something is expensive, or
more than you're willing to pay, doesn't justify theft. There are
alternatives. Linux is free.
 
Sascha Benjamin Jazbec said:
That is not true my dear fellow ;-)

Linux is for free and can be installed on so many PCs as you like too,
even commercial ones like Novells Suse Linux.
Xandros OS 3.11 can be installed on PC and Laptop with one License.
BeOs Zeta can be installed on 5 PCs.

In fact its only MS that demand one license per PC.

And I also say it is ridiculous. Today we have in some household 2 or more
PCs and often a Laptop, too.

I have a IBM ThinkPad T23 which has a legal XP Professional License
included and a desktop PC that I have built on my own, there runs now
Vista together with Linux in DualBoot.

In my living room I have older PC with 98SE on it.

I would like to Put XP on the one in Living room and Vista Retail on the
self-built.
That would cost me about 600 EURO if I stick with XP Home and Vista
Premium.

Never ever. I enjoy the RC1 and if it expires, so be it.

MS should put the prices down to something realistic and allow at least
the Professional editions to be installed on Laptop and Desktop, than
piracy would not that big problem.

SBJ
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And you're response is not quite true either. There is other software that
requires an additional license for each installation. Now if you said for
each installation of the OS, that might be true, though I'm not familiar
with all OS installs. I don't think IBM's OS2 license allowed multiple
installs.

The license to use a Beta version of Vista (including RC1) ends when it
ships RTM.

If you don't want to pay the price then don't.
 
| Uh, it has always been like that, every version of Windows, every version
of
| DOS. How is this news to you?
|
| PS: That is the way ALL operating systems are, not just Microsoft.
|

For Mac OS X Tiger, 1 license is 129..00. For 70.00 More, you get 4 MORE
LICENCES (5 licenses for 199.00). Much less than 1 license for Vista.
 
Michel Racicot said:
So, it will cost me more than 500$ to have all three licenses if I want to
upgrade all 3 of them? That's insane!!! No wonder why there is a huge
amount of piracy for Microsoft's OS...
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**** sake, dumbass...it's been like that since the days of DOS.


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Sascha said:
That is not true my dear fellow ;-)

Linux is for free and can be installed on so many PCs as you like too, even
commercial ones like Novells Suse Linux.
Xandros OS 3.11 can be installed on PC and Laptop with one License.
BeOs Zeta can be installed on 5 PCs.

In fact its only MS that demand one license per PC.
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You better go read the licences for boxed versions of SuSE 8.x again.

MS should put the prices down to something realistic and allow at least the
Professional editions to be installed on Laptop and Desktop, than piracy
would not that big problem.
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I paid £250 for 10 copies of XP Pro x86, 10 copies of XP Pro x64, 10
copies of Office 2003, many versions of Server and a load of other
stuff. When Vista and Office 2007 are released, I'll get those too for
no extra cost. All legal, all direct from Microsoft themselves.

Only a muppet pays full retail.

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Conor

Can you provide a clue to how this is achieved ? I have 7 computers and
would love to upgrade all of them to Vista + Office 2007 (when its finally
released)

Tom
 
The Microsoft Partner Action Pack may not be a suitable solution for
upgrading 7 home computers. First, you must qualify for the program. Next,
you must pay the Action Pack subscription price, currently $299, every year.
If your subscription expires you have to cease using the software.

So, if you don't need Vista Ultimate on all your PCs or you don't really
need Office 2007 on all of them, or you can get by with a version of Works
that includes Word on some of them instead of a full Office 2007
installation, you may very well find that it is cheaper to just purchase the
minimum quantities and levels of software that you require and only having
to pay for the software once. Additionally, the current Action Pack
subscription no longer includes full desktop OS licenses. Instead, the
current package only includes an upgrade XP license. Presumably, that will
transfer to an upgrade Vista license in the April shipment (I am assuming
they won't have Vista in the January shipment but I could be wrong). And
we've all read here how questionable the use of a Vista upgrade will be!

After paying thousands in Action Pack subscriptions I finally decided it
wasn't worth it. I can buy my OS licenses at OEM prices when I build a PC,
buy a basic Office subscription for my wife who only ever uses Word, I get a
full Office Pro license with my separately purchased MSDN subscription, and
so on. It is much cheaper for me to not use the Action Pack subscription.

Now, if I were fully utilizing 10 PC's - as in having someone sitting at
them working all day - and therefore needed full licenses for Office Pro,
being willing to settle for an upgrade license for the current OS, whatever
it is at the time, then I think the Action Pack solution is a great way to
go.

Dale
 
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