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Posted by kiakri on October 30, 2007, 2:37 pm
Please log in for more thread options Is it correct (informed to me by dealer) that an oem mouse (Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000) can be installed on only one pc? If true, what prevents the mouse from working on pc number two, three etc.? kiakri | |||||||||||||
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Posted by DaveW on October 30, 2007, 6:26 pm
Please log in for more thread options installed on one computer, but their hardware that is OEM can be installed anywhere anytime. -- --------------------- DaveW --------------------- | |||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on October 31, 2007, 8:42 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:37:47 +0100, "kiakri"
>Hello
> >Is it correct (informed to me by dealer) that an oem mouse (Microsoft >Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000) can be installed on only one pc? If true, >what prevents the mouse from working on pc number two, three etc.? > >kiakri > Microsoft IS Microsoft, it's entirely possible they could whip up a EULA stipulating that an OEM piece of hardware is bound to the original system it is used on. Naturally there's no way they're going to know one way or the other, and since there's no activation process for a mouse (even if you bothered to install their Intellipoint software or other mouse driver), there's no way they'd be able to prevent use on another system. We don't know that this is the case though, the dealer might've simply been wrong. Ask to see a copy of the EULA for confirmation, or at least the warranty statement. You can't legally be bound to a EULA that are you aren't allow to even see until after having made a purchase, unless you are then granted a full refund of the purchase price should you refuse that EULA... and this even after opening the package if that is necessary to read the EULA, but before doing that you should be sure to ask the seller if another copy of the EULA is available and that they are required you be able to review and agree before being financially obligated. A more significant limitation with an OEM mouse is that if it breaks, you may have trouble getting it RMA replaced. It may have a lesser warranty, or only whatever warranty the seller stipulates. If there were a problem later then you are at the seller's mercy to make good on that warranty as MS may not provide remedy to them either. | |||||||||||||
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> Is it correct (informed to me by dealer) that an oem mouse (Microsoft
> Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000) can be installed on only one pc? If true,
> what prevents the mouse from working on pc number two, three etc.?
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> kiakri
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