Hey guys I was hoping someone here can help me out. I understand the following things the way I describe them below, please feel free to correct me.
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM):
You can use this one time and one time only. It will write the license code to the Motherboard and only be able to be utilized with that Motherboard. Basically not transferable to another computer.
Retail Version:
This can also only be installed on one computer/device at a time. However it is transferable to another device if the previous device's version is deactivated.
Now my question:
Is it okay to buy used software as long as it is the Retail Version and has the original product key and packaging etc? Like for example I see people selling Windows 7 on Ebay for a great deal and they say things like "software removed from previous device". Is it okay to invest in this software?
I mean like if I invest in this software for a better price can anything bad happen? Like can they remember/write down the product key and deactivate my device and activate another? Basically is it worth it to save some money to go after this software?
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM):
You can use this one time and one time only. It will write the license code to the Motherboard and only be able to be utilized with that Motherboard. Basically not transferable to another computer.
Retail Version:
This can also only be installed on one computer/device at a time. However it is transferable to another device if the previous device's version is deactivated.
Now my question:
Is it okay to buy used software as long as it is the Retail Version and has the original product key and packaging etc? Like for example I see people selling Windows 7 on Ebay for a great deal and they say things like "software removed from previous device". Is it okay to invest in this software?
I mean like if I invest in this software for a better price can anything bad happen? Like can they remember/write down the product key and deactivate my device and activate another? Basically is it worth it to save some money to go after this software?