How many *MORE* laws did I break?
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From: Justin on 28 Jul 2010 19:22 In article <eqDQQzpLLHA.5196(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Justin wrote: > > I bought another Dell D430 without an Operating system off eBay. I > > upgraded the RAM to 2GB. But of course I needed to install > > Windows. So I bought a memory panel with an XP professional COA on > > it for a whole $5, put that panel on the laptop and sold it! It > > works perfectly. > > So, how horrible a person am I for stealing from Microsoft? > > Should I be purged? Should I turn myself into the Microsoft piracy > > gulag? > > I feel so guilty. But I think I can live with it. > > You bought a computer off eBay. That's as far as anyone should read. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP And I'm buying another one! Dell D430 - for $150 - same deal. I'll upgrade the RAM, get another XP OEM license and sell it. I know I should go though an authorized Microsoft reseller (LOL).
From: MuahMan on 28 Jul 2010 19:55 You break Darwin's Law every day you make it through alive.
From: Justin on 29 Jul 2010 00:01 In article <OTYzJ5pLLHA.5668(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hope you sold it for $5.01 kos that's what it was worth. > > Justin wrote: > > I bought another Dell D430 without an Operating system off eBay. I > > upgraded the RAM to 2GB. But of course I needed to install Windows. So > > I bought a memory panel with an XP professional COA on it for a whole > > $5, put that panel on the laptop and sold it! It works perfectly. > > So, how horrible a person am I for stealing from Microsoft? > > Should I be purged? Should I turn myself into the Microsoft piracy > > gulag? > > I feel so guilty. But I think I can live with it. I should be able to sell the whole unit for >$200 if I ship worldwide.
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 29 Jul 2010 00:31 Ping piracy(a)microsoft.com, I'm sure they can help you do that. Justin wrote: > In article <OTYzJ5pLLHA.5668(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hope you sold it for $5.01 kos that's what it was worth. >> >> Justin wrote: >>> I bought another Dell D430 without an Operating system off eBay. I >>> upgraded the RAM to 2GB. But of course I needed to install Windows. So >>> I bought a memory panel with an XP professional COA on it for a whole >>> $5, put that panel on the laptop and sold it! It works perfectly. >>> So, how horrible a person am I for stealing from Microsoft? >>> Should I be purged? Should I turn myself into the Microsoft piracy >>> gulag? >>> I feel so guilty. But I think I can live with it. > > I should be able to sell the whole unit for >$200 if I ship worldwide.
From: Andy on 29 Jul 2010 02:45
buying one is fine reselling it with a cheap copy of windows or an illegal copy is wrong sa the buyer gets stuck with a copy of windows microsoft might not support at all. -- AL'S COMPUTERS "Hadron" <hadronquark(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:i2q9hd$9uf$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper(a)gmail.com> writes: > >> Justin wrote: >>> I bought another Dell D430 without an Operating system off eBay. I >>> upgraded the RAM to 2GB. But of course I needed to install >>> Windows. So I bought a memory panel with an XP professional COA on >>> it for a whole $5, put that panel on the laptop and sold it! It >>> works perfectly. >>> So, how horrible a person am I for stealing from Microsoft? >>> Should I be purged? Should I turn myself into the Microsoft piracy >>> gulag? >>> I feel so guilty. But I think I can live with it. >> >> You bought a computer off eBay. That's as far as anyone should read. >> >> -- >> Shenan Stanley >> MS-MVP > > Whats wrong with that? All my Linux laptops were bought off ebay either > with a Windows restore partition or nothing : and I installed debian > either alone or as dual boot with a newly installed XP from the restore > partition. > > It's a great way to get hold of something like a 5 year old thinkpad for > next to nothing and which is easily powerful enough to make a solid > Debian workhorse. > > |