Apple Store Closed.

MrTAToad said:
There was no point in starting a new thread about purchasing things...
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If you look at the thread title and the first post in the thread and then where you took the discussion, I'd say it very much *WOULD* have warranted its own thread. Also, it does _not_ belong in Apple News & Rumours if it's about buying Vista and should go to the Café instead. So I still stand by my previous notion. But it's happened now. However in the future, I'd like you not to hijack threads in this manner. Friendly reminder.
 
I haven't seen, say, a MacBook owner replace his motherboard without it failing. So: No problem here for us Mac users, I'd say. Same goes for iMac and Mac mini users. And I doubt Apple's going to start selling us upgrade motherboards for Mac Pros. So... Still no problem.
 
Captain Code said:
If you're going to buy the OEM version of vista, you better hope you never replace your motherboard because you will most likely have to buy a new license. The OEM version doesn't allow you to replace your motherboard unless it was due to a failure.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070130-8730.html
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I'm either very lucky, or they have relaxed those restrictions. I just built a SLI system and have changed my motherboard three different times, my hard drives two times, and pulled out various different memory sticks and video cards.

Each time I had to re-activate over the phone and didn't have to explain myself in great detail. I just told them that I needed to change my motherboard due to compatibility issues with other hardware. No questions after that and was given my activation code.
 
Also, it does _not_ belong in Apple News & Rumours if it's about buying Vista and should go to the Café instead
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No, it wasn't just about buying Vista - it was about comparing it to OS X, especially with multiple copies
 
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