@AC 05:30

"I still can't believe they don't allow you to transfer a Windows licence from an old PC to a new PC"

That's only OEM versions of Windows. Those that are sold at discount rates to system builders to bundle with a PC.

Nothing wrong with it. It's a commercial product and they can charge for it how they like. Your lovely Linux makes the developers precisely £0/$0, so they have to go out and get a real job for some income.

Surprised the Mactards aren't commenting. Oh but then every Mac install is an OEM and every Mac is sold with the OS anyway and new versions are all upgrades. There are no non-Apple System Builders (at least in Jobs' world), so the issue doesn't come up ;)