| having worked for a few PC manufacturers in my time I can give you a definative answer here.
When reselling MS o/s's as a manufacturer you have 2 choices on how to sell them. 1 is as an OEM o/s which is the type you got by the sound of it, or the other is as a complete operating system. Given the way a M/S o/s has now to be activated online the big manufacturers are not going to supply the complete O/s anymore, it means each individual PC has to be connected up to the internet, tested, then the O/s reset so as to require registration when you turn on your Pc for the first time. When you buy from the likes of DELL you are buying a mass produced product, - the O/s is probably the most expensive part in the box so despite their b/s about it being taylor made they are not going to do what is required to really offer a made to measure service. |