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Thu Apr 25 10:42:02 EDT 2019


By John Lettice
Posted: 30/04/2002 at 11:14 GMT

If a PC shipped with Windows preinstalled, can you remove the OS and 
install Linux instead? Well, no, according to Microsoft. A somewhat obscure 
Microsoft site aimed at helping schools deal with donated computers flatly 
states: "It is a legal requirement that pre-installed operating systems 
remain with a machine for the life of the machine."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25085.html
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