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Originally Posted by delphin
I was told that XP web activations had been discontinued for ALL versions, and that I would have to call for telephone activation.
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Who the heck told you that? From 2007 until now, the only time I've needed to resort to activation via telephone is when Microsoft's activation servers are down (usually for just a day or two) - and I tend to activate a copy of XP every couple of months (mostly virtual machines used for testing purposes). Vista was released in 2006, 7 in 2009.
As for moving copies of XP, OEM's pay
a lot less for a Windows license. Besides, that's why there are different licensing levels. The OEM is cheaper because it's tied to the hardware. If you want something you can move from computer to computer, then buy the retail version.
Sure, you might say Apple sells OS X for much less than Microsoft charges for Windows but you have to remember Apple makes money from hardware sales. $150 for a Snow Leopard family pack might seem inexpensive but your entry-level Mac hardware is the Mac Mini for $700 or the iMac for $1,200. If you want something more powerful than either, you jump directly to the Mac Pro for $2,500.