| > There is no way for a consumer, buy a new license for $20. That is program for Register Referbishers, and requires a 14 page contract with MS that has all kinds of conditions and requirements on the person I think Microsoft is alleging that his CDs are designed for refurbishers who think they're getting the authentic OEM disk. > I believe this to be a false assumption on your part. The License does not magically disappear if the Restore CD was lost, especially given the fact that I am not aware of any system on the market today that actually comes with a physical Restore CD anymore I don't know the law well enough to comment, but Microsoft thinks it does: > A new Windows license is not required for a refurbished PC that has: > 1. The original Certificate of Authenticity (COA) for a Windows operating system affixed to the PC, and > 2. The original recovery media or hard-disk based recovery image associated with the PC. [...] > A new Windows license is required for a refurbished PC if: > 1. The refurbisher did not obtain the original recovery media along with the system to be refurbished or > 2. The PC does not have a hard-disk based recovery image https://www.msregrefurb.com/RRPSite/Information/LicensingGui... So is Microsoft misinterpreting its own contracts? Is this in the contract with Microsoft refurbishers, but not Windows licensees in general? Is the contract unenforceable? Something else? This is the point where I need a lawyer... |