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Windows 8.1 OEM or Full?
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I see. So I might need Microsoft support in the case of what?
Also both versions have the ability to install it on different computers (one at a time of course)
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In case there is a Windows issue that neither you nor anyone else online can solve.
Correct. With Windows 8, Microsoft changed their license agreement so that the Windows license is no longer tied to the motherboard. You are now able to install the OS onto a different system (but only on one system at a time).
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I personally felt that if I ever had a problem that I couldnt solve it would take a lot of hair pulled out before Microsoft managed to solve it for me. And because I planned on installing it as a clean copy (no laptop/desktop OEM bloatware stuff), I would always have the installation media if I had to, and so could just backup my stuff and reinstall it. So I chose to get the cheaper OEM so I could stretch my budget on other stuff I wanted more
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