In case it isn't clear, a recent and sarcastic tirade by a Microsoft exec includes drawings to illustrate his point that a software license is a software license.
Yes, as numerous bloggers have noted, you can install a cheaper upgrade version of Vista on a computer if you don't even own Windows XP, which is required by the upgrade license.
No, Microsoft says, just because you can do it doesn't mean it's legal.
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