On 8/8/06 11:30 PM, "Stroller" <macmonster at myrealbox.com> wrote: > But that's exactly what you're telling me (or at least Mr Ameeti is) > - it says on the bag "OEM" so it should only be used by OEMs. Despite > what it says in the very comprehensive contract that Microsoft have > drawn up. I know you probably covered this before, but I lost my memory of the specifics somewhere between the birdseed and the neighbor's glistening fence. Are you saying that the actual contract for OEM copies of XP contains no language forbidding its purchase by individuals for installation on compuers they've built themselves or purchased separately, and that there's no language that prohibits resale by the OEM to such individuals? Thanks so much, Jim Robertson --