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Buying Windows Media Centre

Buzz_Irl · 2005-02-19 10:21:16

I read about a website that will sell WMCE if you buy a mouse at the same time - this gets around Microsoft's insistence that it an only be bundled with hardware - problem is I cant remember the site or where was the article I read it in. Any help out there? Thks Buzz

19-02-2005 11:21am

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Buzz_Irl

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I read about a website that will sell WMCE if you buy a mouse at the same time - this gets around Microsoft's insistence that it an only be bundled with hardware - problem is I cant remember the site or where was the article I read it in.

Any help out there?

Thks
Buzz

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#2 19-02-2005 1:37pm

RobertFoster

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Overclockers maybe? You could get the snazzy remote too

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#3 19-02-2005 5:12pm

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lol that's a great idea.
I wonder how loose the definition of "hardware" is though... surely it could be sold with, say, an IDE cable

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#4 19-02-2005 5:17pm

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I've bought OEM OS's off them before without hardware. Also I've seen companys sell them with cd audio cables etc.

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#5 22-02-2005 6:21pm

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The general idea is to buy with the remote. See http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41888&item=7134547052&rd=1

Also if your interested in participating in the MCE BETA got to http://www.thegreenbutton.com/ and sign up ;-)

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