Thinking of Transferring Your Operating System to a New Computer?
You’ve paid for the operating system so you can transfer it to a new machine right? Think Again!
CNet is reporting that Windows Vista is coming with new licensing terms that will severly restrict the number of times you can transfer the operating system to a new machine.
With previous Windows systems there was no limitation on the number of times you could transfer the operating system to a new machine but that’s all about to change.
When you buy Vista you’re not actually buying the software, you’re buying a license to use the software and that license will only allow you to move the operating system to a new machine just once.
And don’t think that you will be able to sneak your way around the provisions of the license because Microsoft’s Software Protection Platform will catch you and shut Vista down.
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