Office Licensing

[Jimathy]

Has anyone any good links to the different types of Microsoft Office Licensing?

I'm after a comparison of the different terms for each license type ie, OEM, Retail, Open and Subscription.

Got a client who seems to think its ok for him to transfer his OEM license of XP Pro between computers, and of course it's me he seems to want to shoot when I tell him he can't legally do that.

Much appreciated.

 

[Jimathy]

Correct. The Windows OEM license is specific to the computer. If he wants a new one, he'll need a new copy.

I'm not sure about Office, but I'd imagine that it would be very similar. OEMs live and die with the PC.

Yeah Office (XP Professional in this case) is the same, I've been searching high and low for a copy of the Office XP Professional (OEM) license agreement, to use as a wet kipper to slap him around the face with before I tell him he's on his own on this one, but can't for the life of me find it.

I don't have that version installed so can't check it on my own machine.