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Say No to Pre-Loaded Windows

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  • elpaw
    elpaw Posts: 35 Forumite
    marms wrote: »
    windows vista on an hp laptop will add about £60 to the price, vista ultimate retail costs almost £400, did you pay or are you thinking of installing pirAte version?
    Actually I won it in a competition :)
  • Bamber19
    Bamber19 Posts: 2,264 Forumite
    sco0ter wrote: »
    You should shop around if you think thats how expensive it is..

    £104.58 Vista Ultimate OEM including the needed media

    That's OEM though, meant for one machine.
    Bought, not Brought
  • Blacksheep1979
    Blacksheep1979 Posts: 4,224 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Bamber19 wrote: »
    That's OEM though, meant for one machine.

    yes and what do you think comes preloaded on a laptop?
  • Bamber19
    Bamber19 Posts: 2,264 Forumite
    Blacksheep1979 wrote: »
    yes and what do you think comes preloaded on a laptop?

    Read over the last 5 or 6 posts, then read mine again, you might realise the relevance.

    Someone is being questioned for having the retail version and it's being pointed out that the OEM is much cheaper...but my point is they're not comparable as OEM versions are only meant for one use on a new machine whilst retail versions can be used multiple times on different machines.
    Bought, not Brought
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