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animesh | 2 years ago

I am safe if I take Windows 10 from a 2014 laptop and use it to build a desktop. Right?

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fckgw|2 years ago

You're breaking the license agreement (licenses are tied to the hardware and die with the hardware) but there's no technical limitations, no.

poizan42|2 years ago

As I understand that restriction has been ruled invalid in the EU[1]. I don't know what the situation is in the US.

[1] Case C-128/11. European Court of Justice. USEDSOFT GmbH vs. ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORP

animesh|2 years ago

Oh, wow. I did not somehow know that. What would entail if they were to enforce it? Do they even enforce this?