Downgrade rights

i asked if i should get xp or vista. i think everyone recomends xp. someone told me about downgrade rights and heres a website about it http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/f/4/5f4c83d3-833e-4f11-8cbd-699b0c16418 2/royaltyoemreferencesheet.pdf im want to know if anyone can explain it to me a little more. i have a copy of xp mce for my windows computer and i want to get xp for my macbook pro. i understand that if i buy vista i can use the xp i already have and put it on my macbook and keep it on my other computer. can someone help me a little cause im not sure if thats right and if it is how would i do that. wouldnt i need another serial for xp?
thanks.

No, that's not correct. Downgrade rights mean only that if you buy a computer that has Vista on it but you still need to run XP (it being difficult now to buy a new computer with XP), you can (in some circumstances, spelled out in the document you refer to) legally install XP on that computer. Your OEM copy of Windows XP is licensed only for use on the computer with which it came, regardless of whether or not you buy a copy of Vista.
If you want to run Windows on your Mac, you must buy a new, retail copy of XP Professional or Vista Business or Ultimate (Home edition licenses do not allow running on virtualization systems).

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