That is good news Snuffy (not that I am even close to upgrading my mobo). Thanks much for being such a good newsman. You are posting some really interesting, and good to know, info. I am hoping that your excerpt really does apply to OEM--as seems implied. AFAIK, this link gives the original OEM computer-upgrade rules:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2087792,00.asp. Do you know the date of the article you linked?