I want to purchase a brand new Toshiba or Lenovo laptop with the aim of formatting the hard drive, installing Ubuntu Linux OS and using the Windows OS as a Virtualbox virtual machine.
Would doing this invalidate the warranty that comes with these laptops?
Additionally, is it possible to legally use the Windows OS as a virtual machine, rather than on the HD?
Answer
no, installing a different operating system will not void the warranty. however, you may not be entitled to driver and software related technical support if you're using another OS.
and no, it would not be legal to use an OEM license with a virtual machine as it is technically speaking a different computer with different hardware (although virtualized).
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