firsttruck
Well-known member
Why are you comparing 100 computers to 1 CT. Call it a $50 license vs a $12000 license. No comparison.
But you think comparing a piece of software for a $250 PC to a $60,000 vehicle is equivalent?
A closer match would be at least 24-core Intel Xeon server ( $30,000 )
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$7,000 Microsoft 1-pack WS Datacenter 2019 64 SP 24-Core
License Quantity: 24 Core
License Pricing: OEM
https://www.provantage.com/microsoft-p71-09053~7WWFFCCT.htm
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HPE FAQ for Microsoft OEM licensing— Windows Server Licensing FAQ for Windows Server OEM products on HPE servers
https://www.hpe.com%2Fpsnow%2Fdoc%2F4aa4-3787enw
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26. Can I transfer my OEM license to another server?
If you think you will want to be able to transfer your OEM license to another server, then you may acquire that right—plus other benefits—by purchasing Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) from a Microsoft licensing reseller within 90 days of your original purchase of the HPE OEM license. It is important to note that only licenses for the latest version of a product are eligible for SA.
There are also Windows Server OEM offerings from Hewlett Packard Enterprise that include reassignment rights, for instance the Windows Server 2019 Standard Additional License and the Windows Server 2019 Datacenter license with reassignment rights. Both products include the COA adhered to a license card and can be reassigned to another server.
Otherwise, you may not move an OEM license to another server. Microsoft OEM licensing (including COEM, HPE OEM, and other OEM licensing) is part of the server on which it was issued, as explained in the license terms that accompany the license.
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28. If I “retire” a server with an OEM license on it, can I use that software on a new server?
No. To put it simply, an OEM product is “married” to the original server on which it was installed. OEM licenses are not transferable from one machine to another, unless covered by Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) or reassignment rights are specified within the product terms also known as the End User License (EULA) of the product (e.g., Windows Server Datacenter with reassignment rights). The software cannot be moved from server to server, even if the original server it was installed on is no longer in use. This is true for all OEM software—both OSEs and applications. Note that OEM CALs are different: they must be associated with a single user or device, but the license owner may change that assignment if, for example, an employee or device is replaced.
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Microsoft Windows series operating system are extremely mature software that has not made a meaningful improvement in 15 years. If I could get a bug fixed version of Windows XP I would use it and be willing to pay more for it than the bloated junk with all the tracking Microsoft forces on us today.
Windows is so mature that nobody should have to pay more than a nominal yearly maintenance cost to use it. Same cost as Linux yearly support service.
Everybody can get a better operating system for free download from many major web sites (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, Fedora, etc).
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