Cons of using System Builder oem versions of Windows 7?

[newtekie1]

when i call it's usually an automated voice prompt.
asks for the numbers i have, gives me the numbers i need and asks if this installed on more then one computer.
nothing else, no lie's, no half truth's, no hassle

This is correct folks. I've used it myself and this is what they inform you of.

"Please tell me how many computers this copy of Windows has been installed on."

They always ask it. And we all say "one", and it then re-activates it. If you say more than one, it will ask you why you are installing it on another computer.

Well, you can always not lie and destroy the mobo on purpose. I suppose that will sooth your guilty conscience.

Screw that, I'll keep lying...

 

[Bot]

if i recall correctly, it asks in present not in past: "...this copy of win.. is installed on", not "..has beeb..".
technicality and MS has changed the wording of that question multiple times over time

 

[CJCerny]

I love the logic of "if they let you, it's legal". Deep in MS HQ, I think you'll find that they are indeed keeping track of OEM licenses that are no longer running on the first motherboard they were activated on and that, to this point, it hasn't been a big enough issue for them to enforce it. It's totally within their rights to change their mind on this. Anyone buying an OEM OS should keep in mind that there could very well come a day in the future when MS flicks the switch on them and does not allow any further activations of that copy in any way, shape, or form if they believe it to be not running on the same mobo.

 

[ERazer]

I love the logic of "if they let you, it's legal". Deep in MS HQ, I think you'll find that they are indeed keeping track of OEM licenses that are no longer running on the first motherboard they were activated on and that, to this point, it hasn't been a big enough issue for them to enforce it. It's totally within their rights to change their mind on this. Anyone buying an OEM OS should keep in mind that there could very well come a day in the future when MS flicks the switch on them and does not allow any further activations of that copy in any way, shape, or form if they believe it to be not running on the same mobo.

highly doubt its gonna happen anytime soon or even next five years by then will have win8 or watever they call it

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I love the logic of "if they let you, it's legal". Deep in MS HQ, I think you'll find that they are indeed keeping track of OEM licenses that are no longer running on the first motherboard they were activated on and that, to this point, it hasn't been a big enough issue for them to enforce it. It's totally within their rights to change their mind on this. Anyone buying an OEM OS should keep in mind that there could very well come a day in the future when MS flicks the switch on them and does not allow any further activations of that copy in any way, shape, or form if they believe it to be not running on the same mobo.

That won't happen because it is nearly impossible to differentiate between "upgrade" and "repair." Repair often means upgrade. If Microsoft allowed activation only once (preventing repair from happening), Microsoft would stand to lose a lot of money through piracy and sales. The people that would get shafted through such a move (the system builders) are the majority that buy Windows.