Make OEM a part of your day!

© Sharon Koss

Jul 26, 2006

OEM or Original Equipment Manufacturer software, can save you a lot of money on new software, and help you keep current with the newest programs.


Computer manufactures purchase software licenses from different software companies to sell and install their programs on new computers. When you buy a new computer, your software is OEM. Copies of the software are on CD's for backup and restoration purposes. These are complete, fully functional programs, not cut down versions.

If you are like me and want to keep up to date with the newest versions of software, you can purchase OEM programs for much less than buying them from the original company. You can get Microsoft Office Suites, Adobe, Corel and Macromedia are some of the names you may recognize. These are only a few.

The people who buy this type of software know that they will be only getting the CD's and serial number for installation. That is why OEM software can be sold more cheaply. There is no documentation or technical support. The production costs are much lower and therefore passed on the consumer. The users are more advanced and already very software savvy.

To find yours, just type "OEM software" into the search box of any search engine and you will have more hits than you need. Instead of searching yourself, I've made it easy for you, go to my website and click on any of the links.


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