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Originally posted by billege
see if any idiot will give you a dollar for ME (if it's even legal to sell used software?).
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If it's was a store-bought copy and you have the actualy proof of license (EULA and certificate of authenticity), you can legally sell it to somebody else, no matter what MS wants you to think. There's years of case law establishing the right of first sale.
However, if it's an OEM copy (the license key will say OEM something-or-another), the license is tied to the computer and can't be re-sold or transferred to another.
Software licensing sucks and is a major headache. I push for open source at work not because of the cost difference, but simply because it's not a pain in the ass to figure out how many you have to buy / install.