The cost of used Microsoft Windows on ebay

[MoonRise]

Re: The cost of used Microsoft Windows on ebay

the cost of MS is not just money it will cost you at times you sanity.

Agree on that!

[Ole Juul]

Re: The cost of used Microsoft Windows on ebay

Microsoft has special licences suitable for "charity" computers. The rules go something like this:

To be a Community Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher, you must:
* Supply 20 or more computers per year to charities, schools, or families.
* Be a commercial, nonprofit, school, college, or government-based refurbisher.
* Be located in any of the countries of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean (with the exception of Cuba).

I am far from a MS guy so forgive me if I got this wrong. Apparently it used to be 5 bucks per copy of XP or 2000, but I don't know what's happening now. Check out:
http://www.mar.partners.extranet.mic...ecomeamar.aspx

[arochester]

Re: The cost of used Microsoft Windows on ebay

That's very interesting about the Community Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers. They must extend to more countries because some exist in the UK.

I used to go to a group at the local community centre - old men recycling old computers. I originally went because one guy mentioned the magic word ..."Linux". Unfortunately he died. I left when the emphasis became Windows. They have recycled hundreds of machines. I did hear that they were looking at some licence to install XP.

Maybe, armed with this information, I'll go next week...