hey Abe, have MS actually hardened up the legal oem rules, or are MSY pulling our chains to get us to buy more gear? You used to be able to legally buy oem software if you bought a decent piece of hardware (like a HDD or mobo), but now MSY claim you have to buy a HDD, mobo AND ram to be able to buy oem software.
I remember tons of mobs on Ebay used to sell oem software and ship it with a HDD cable or busted floppy drive, and claim they were satisfying oem requirements - but was pretty sure this was never legal.