Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don’t ask Microsoft | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com

If Microsoft expects its customers to take license agreements seriously, it has a responsibility to communicate the terms of those agreements to its customers clearly and unambiguously. As I noted earlier this month, Microsoft does a generally poor job of explaining its complicated rules for how Windows licensing works. But I deliberately left one type of Windows license off that list, because it deserves its own special place in the Corporate Communications Hall of Shame. More »

What Microsoft won’t tell you about Windows 7 licensing | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com

Ed lets you know all about Windows 7 licensing options. More »

Windows 7 activation cracked via OEM licensing exploit, 85 days ahead of general release – istartedsomething

WGA is once again shown to be useless. More »

WinSe7en Web Links: March 24th

• Windows 7 will be modular – But will Microsoft make them subscription based? at Compaholics.com
  It’s almost comforting every time you hear someone muse about Linux taking over the world because Microsoft has finally gone to far. You hear it so much, it fades into the background, like a jazz tune on the radio while you’re working…
  (tags: Modular )
• Evidence mounting: Windows 7 going modular, subscription
  More info on the modular approach of Windows 7,and the headache that it could create for tech workers.
  (tags: Modular Licensing Components )

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