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Surprises Inside Microsoft Vista's EULA

http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/420

“ The draconian limitations I've
discussed could only be enacted by a
monopoly unafraid of alienating its
users, as it feels they have no other
alternative. Microsoft may yet learn,
however, that there are limits to what
its users will bear. ”
Scott Granneman

http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/423

“ Does the Microsoft EULA adequately
tell you what will happen if you don’t
activate the product or if you can’t
establish that it is genuine? Well, not
exactly. It does tell you that some
parts of the product won’t work - but it
also ambiguously says that the product
itself won’t work. Moreover, it allows
Microsoft, through fine print in a
generally unread and non negotiable
agreement, to create an opportunity for
economic extortion. ”
Mark Rasch

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/29/microsoft_vista_eula_analysis/

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/02/microsoft-changes-vista-eula-to-appease-modders-pirates-still-s/

Microsoft changes Vista EULA to appease
modders; pirates still screwed

Windows transfer rights

There's a funny myth going around that
says you have a right to transfer a
single copy of Windows XP (or any
previous Windows version) to as many
computers as you like, as often as you
like, and for any reason you like. This
myth exists because the Windows XP EULA
is vaguely worded. It states, "You may
move [Windows XP] to a different
Workstation Computer. After the
transfer, you must completely remove
[Windows XP] from the former Workstation
Computer." Pundits argue, incorrectly,
that this EULA implicitly allows any
user to continually move a single copy
of Windows XP from machine to machine as
often as they'd like. One online pundit
decided this meant that "there are no
restrictions on the number of times you
can transfer the software from one
computer to another in your household or
office." That person is, however,
incorrect. As it turns out, the Windows
license is pretty simple: Windows is
tied to a single device (typically a
PC), and not to a person.

Important Windows Vista Licensing
Changes

http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/robert/archive/2006/10/11/Important-Windows-Vista-Licensing-Changes.aspx

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