On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 18:02:29 GMT, "Simon" <shepshep1@excite.com>
brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>
>"Kevin Wayne Williams" <kww.nihongo@verizon.nut> wrote in message
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>> Simon wrote:
>>
>> > "Kevin Wayne Williams" <kww.nihongo@verizon.nut> wrote in message
>> > news:10eio0atcivg75d@news.supernews.com...
>> >
>> >>Simon wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>"Michael Cash" <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote in message
>> >>>news:hv5ie0le1ts4vr7hunvhgb39obfm1677ol@4ax.com...
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 05:38:13 GMT, "Simon" <shepshep1@excite.com>
>> >>>>brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>Hi all, we'll be visiting Japan later this year and my wife is
>telling
>> >
>> > me
>> >
>> >>>>>she'd like the Japanese version of XP if its not too expensive. Does
>> >>>
>> >>>anyone
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>>know any shops in Tokyo or Osaka where they sell XP cheep, I can buy
>> >
>> > the
>> >
>> >>>>>English version for less than 65 pounds in the UK so I'm hoping its
>> >>>
>> >>>similar
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>>in Japan.
>> >>>>>Thanks for any information.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>When you get here, buy the cheapest motherboard you can find and at
>> >>>>the same time purchase a copy of XP which is meant to be sold as OEM.
>> >>>>Much cheaper than just purchasing it the normal way. Throw the
>> >>>>motherboard away.
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>Thanks for the info.
>> >>>You can buy oem software here without any hardware, is that not
>possible
>> >
>> > in
>> >
>> >>>Japan?
>> >>
>> >>Can you buy OEM software without hardware *legally* in the UK? How? Why?
>> >>
>> >>KWW
>> >
>> >
>> > You can buy OEM software and hardware (DVD writers etc) separately at
>most
>> > of the PC shops I use. Why buy it in a nice box with a load of
>instructions
>> > I'm not going to use when its available in a cellophane bag much
>cheaper?
>> > As for legality, why would it be illegal?
>> >
>> >
>> That kind of "OEM software" is available in the US and (I believe) in
>> Japan. You and Mike are talking about different things. The OEM edition
>> of Windows XP is intended for manufacturers and home-builders. It is
>> sold at a highly discounted price (usually around $100 USD), but the
>> retailer is only permitted to sell it to people that are also buying a
>> motherboard or bare drive (i.e., building a computer). Selling it to
>> others would be violating the contract between the retailer and Microsoft.
>>
>> KWW
>
>65 pounds is around $100 and I can buy XP home OEM for that price without a
>motherboard, I'll not mention which shops then.
>Simon
>

But can you buy the Japanese version for 65 pounds at those shops?

When you get here, try buying it without the motherboard. You may be
able to, depending on the shop. But if you can't, plop down 3000 for a
bargain basement obsolete motherboard.





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Michael Cash

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