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Who cares about the Novell deal? Microsoft revised Vista’s licensing. I’m so glad they did this, because now you may uninstall Vista and put it on another device, although still unable to share the license between devices.

Before, if you installed it that was it - end of license. For people like me who manage several machines in their home this sucks because I am often changing my configurations.

From Windows Vista Blog:

“Our intention behind the original terms was genuinely geared toward combating piracy; however, it’s become clear to us that those original terms were perceived as adversely affecting an important group of customers: PC and hardware enthusiasts. You who comprise the enthusiast market are vital to us for several reasons, not least of all because of the support you’ve provided us throughout the development of Windows Vista. We respect the time and expense you go to in customizing, building and rebuilding your hardware and we heard you that the previous terms were seen as an impediment to that — it’s for that reason we’ve made this change. I hope that this change provides the flexibility you need, and gives you more reason to be excited about the upcoming retail release of our new operating system.”

Tags: Microsoft, Vista

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