[cptskippy]

There's a quote from Lundgren stating as much. I don't know if that's his assessment taken from the 2 convictions or something more.

It would be curious to find out. I've not read anything to indicate that Microsoft would have opposed that so an official statement from them would be nice.

The fact that Microsoft sells refurbishers licenses for $25 for "unlicensed hardware" seems to acknowledge that refurbished computers can retain their license.

That being said, I would be surprised if Microsoft allowed distribution of recovery media from an unlicensed sources regardless of the label.