Difference between 'System Builder License' & 'Direct OEM'

[Sitara Lal]

Please look at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx

What exactly is the difference between a 'System Builder License' and a
'Direct OEM'?

Where do manufacturers like Dell, HP etc. fit in?

 

[Tom Willett]

https://partner.microsoft.com/global/licensing/40012170
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/chats/trans/sysbuild/tn_sb_050214.mspx

| Please look at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx
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| What exactly is the difference between a 'System Builder License' and a
| 'Direct OEM'?
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| Where do manufacturers like Dell, HP etc. fit in?
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