"Michael Cash" <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote in message
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> 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?

Just the English version I'm afraid.
>
> 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.

I imagine that's what I'll end up doing, although I know my wife won't like
asking for an oem version without hardware and I speak no Japanese.

Thanks for the information, its not something I would have thought to do and
you've been very helpful.
Simon.
>
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> Michael Cash
>
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of
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