OFFICE 2003 PROFESSIONAL

Microsoft's Distribution Agreement for System Builders states that OEM software must be distributed with either a fully assembled computer system or a non peripheral computer hardware component.......

IN ACCORDANCE, a peripheral (as-is) piece of hardware (hard-drive, and or a motherboard/cpu component) is included with this auction...

For example, Microsoft's OEM License Agreement (post January, 2001) states that their OEM software can be sold with any non-peripheral hardware: a modem, network card, memory, processor, hard drive, etc

" As a member of Microsoft's System Builder program, I have access to the official terms and conditions of OEM software distribution directly from Microsoft. In short: before January 1, 2001, MS OEM software and hardware had to be issued and preloaded with a complete system.

After January 1, 2001 all that needs to be sold with the software is any non-peripheral piece of hardware. This could include a modem, network card, memory, processor, etc. The key sentence in the agreement is 'MS grants to you a non-exclusive right to distribute each Software Unit, provided it is distributed accompanied with either a fully assembled computer system or non-peripheral computer hardware component.' The key word here is either. " (Source: ResellerRatings.com)