Well, as long as the machine comes with a complete version of the software installed, then there's no problem. The whole licensing issue is pure lunacy. Someone initially paid a vast quantity of money to Some Random Computer Manufacturer for the machine, then, got charged another large sum of money for the software - the OS - needed to use the machine. Both were products that have already been paid for. Let's say you bought one of those newfangled automobiles that's infested with lots of electronic circuitry, including computers with firmware. Now, let's say you sell the car. If that firmware was licensed like computer software, the person who bought the car from you wouldn't be able to use it without being bilked out of a licencing fee from the auto's manufacturer. What if books were treated like software? This is just a way of extorting money from people; it amounts to no more than legalized theft.