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Where is the best place to buy MS Windows XP Home Edition ?

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  • 18-01-2008 11:11am
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    TedKelly
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    By best place I obviously mean cheapest............:D


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    cheapest is OEM bought with a motherboard BUT IT CAN ONLY BE USED WITH THAT MOTHERBOARD
    www.marxcomputers.ie are selling SOcket A mother boards for €15

    Many supppliers will sell OEM without motherboards, this breaks microsofts license conditions


    www.micromail.ie
    Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade with SP2 (For Users of Windows 98/Me Only) €119.00 + VAT= €143.99
    THIS UPGRADE KILLS THE UPGRADED COPY OF WINDOWS
    IF THE PREVIOUS VERSION WAS AN OEM THEN THIS COPY IS FOREVER BOUND TO THE SAME MOTHERBOARD AND LIVES OR DIES WITH IT

    Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 (For PCs Without Windows 98/Me/NT 4 or 2000) €249.00+VAT = €301.29
    Fully transferrable license, but costs more than a bare bones system with XP OEM preinstalled


    By comparison ubuntu is free https://shipit.ubuntu.com/login ;)


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