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Originally Posted by Burninator
What's the deal with the OEM versions? Why is it so much cheaper?
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The EULA with an OEM version is more restrictive.
With the OEM version there's no support.
Also with the OEM version you are limited to just one computer.. not meaning one computer at a time, but one computer ever. If you build a computer and put the OEM version on it, and then build yourself a new computer a year later you have to buy a whole new OEM license while with the full retail version you can transfer it.
And with activation in Windows now, they actually enforce this (though not as strictly as they probably could). I've had to call Microsoft a couple of times because my Windows wouldn't activate over the Internet from making changes to a PC.