<p dir="ltr">I have always done OEM so I am not sure what retail provides. Also if you want to transfer the OEM license just call them and say you had to replace a dead hard drive.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 12, 2014 1:53 PM, "Mark Phillips" <<a href="mailto:mark@phillipsmarketing.biz">mark@phillipsmarketing.biz</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Is there any reason not to buy the OEM version of Windows 7 from Amazon and install in as a virtual OS on my Linux laptop? <div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-System-Builder-Packaging/dp/B00H09BB16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410554262&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+home+premium" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-System-Builder-Packaging/dp/B00H09BB16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410554262&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+home+premium</a><br><div><br></div><div>Amazon just says that the OEM version will not receive any MS support (which I have never used), and I can't transfer the license to another computer, which I don't care about.<div><br></div><div>Anyone have any experience with this?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div></div></div></div>
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