Well, if you have a real Dell with a real valid set-up Dell is doing something a bit interesting. They are putting the basic details somewhere on the motherboard or bios because when you re-install a fairly new Dell, it already knows who you are. You don't have to enter any install key. So for example I just bought three Dells recently. I don't have to keep the keys and discs separate and together with each machine. Heck if I lost a OS disc for anyone of them I can simply use another disc from either of the other two.
And yes, with yesterday's drop dead deadline that is why I went out and purchased all these machines even though money is tight. I grabbed two great towers and a pretty strong notebook too. And all with the double license and the discs and drivers for both OS's too. So I am the legal owner of three copies of both XP Pro and Vista Business. There were no such well set up machines on the refurb part of the site with Ultimate when I purchased just a while back. But these towers were just too strong to pass up. Quad core xeons! I'm set for awhile now.
I'm hearing rumors that Vista might very well become another orphan OS that just gets dropped like a hot potato as soon as they have a valid new one to take it's place. Now that is abusive Cartel like power....
Hey Bert sort of sounds like you are talking about the EULA again.... lol
