New Windows Vista licensing question

[pcj240ross]

Anyone hear about the new Windows Vista licensing? How do they know if your computer is a new one or not? I reformat every now and again, am I to understand that everytime i reformat i will need to buy another copy?

[GX1_Man]

As it's not a real product yet, we don't know, but you can google "vista licensing" and have a read here:

http://www.activewin.com/awin/comments.asp?HeadlineIndex=36820

This guy seems to think it's OK:

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_licensing.asp

Why anyone wants to go down this road with Microsoft is beyond me.  

[pcj240ross]

Hmmm... This is what i read

http://www.megagames.com/news/html/software/vistacontroversysparkedagain.shtml

[GX1_Man]

Again, I am waiting for one legitimate reason why people need to "upgrade" to Vista at all.

"Because you can" doesn't seem adequate and any amount of eye candy is meaningless. I understand it will be on new machines sold and you will not have a choice in that regard.