What is OEM?
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Yeah, just no box.
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OEN - the second post was accurate but is there a funny?
Oddly Enwrapped Machinery 😛
Anyways my penceworth - OEN can also be like in the slim line HP iDesign machine - that would have had oen OS etc on it - it was lipped into a hidden partition,,,,
So even buying a new box with all the frills you may get "OED'd"....
More verobosely the point is you buy a bunch of stuff from a big outifit (they're guys like DEll or HP) and because of who they are and what they want they get cheaper biuts like the OS and addpons, bundle them up - then sell the box for 3-4 times what it cost them,.....
You can buy personal oem if buildingtoo - just need to be slightly cautious about what you need and what you'll get - the coe softwate ust be the same essentially, personal worst case wa an OEM XP machine supplied no Xp CD (YEs they can do that!) so when disc goes I have to buy both fisc and another XP CD *unless I'm clever prepared, and pesimisstic enough to ghost my drive,,, even then not sure that flies!)
Hope I helped explain - even if at too much length
Oddly Enwrapped Machinery 😛
Anyways my penceworth - OEN can also be like in the slim line HP iDesign machine - that would have had oen OS etc on it - it was lipped into a hidden partition,,,,
So even buying a new box with all the frills you may get "OED'd"....
More verobosely the point is you buy a bunch of stuff from a big outifit (they're guys like DEll or HP) and because of who they are and what they want they get cheaper biuts like the OS and addpons, bundle them up - then sell the box for 3-4 times what it cost them,.....
You can buy personal oem if buildingtoo - just need to be slightly cautious about what you need and what you'll get - the coe softwate ust be the same essentially, personal worst case wa an OEM XP machine supplied no Xp CD (YEs they can do that!) so when disc goes I have to buy both fisc and another XP CD *unless I'm clever prepared, and pesimisstic enough to ghost my drive,,, even then not sure that flies!)
Hope I helped explain - even if at too much length
dave holbon
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OEM versions of XP (or other products) are on sale for about a 30% to 50% discount as the licence agreements from you know who requires that it’s sold as part of a hardware related sale like a computer. However it’s quite legal for you to purchase XP with (for instance) a fan, which is a sort of hardware upgrade. The downside is that all you get in effect is the disk and an OEM key. This is exactly the same as the full product I purchased for double the price once you throw away the cardboard. Your legal position remains the same i.e. you don’t have one (joke).
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Some OEM deals are really good. And to tell the truth some things you buy you don't need all the extreas anyhow. ie, a hd with cables and mounting hardware. Because if you buy the case and MOBO they will have all you need anyhow 😉
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Impressed you have kept this alive this long EP! So many sites have come and gone. 🙁
Just did some crude math and I apparently joined almost 18yrs ago, how is that possible???
Just did some crude math and I apparently joined almost 18yrs ago, how is that possible???
Rest in peace my friend, been trying to find you and finally did in the worst way imaginable.