A link to a Lawyers perspective on Windows Vista

[bilbous]

I saw that. It is only by throwing darts at their trial balloons that we protect our skies from hot air...if you know what I mean.


What the heck does that mean? Maybe I should start a thread challenging people to post the most obscure metaphor they can think of, does that sound like fun?

[a19183]

Hi,
from my point of view MS of course needs to protect his Programms.
But they have no right to send whatever personal or technical information in what form ever to their Corporate-Central.
And I do not think they do.

I justified several times the XP-Installation of friends of mine via phone with no problems at all.
They just asked some stupid questions like: "On how many PC did you install that CD?"
I had a legal License sticker and the Original CD from MS that had the same Owner as the PC I installed it on.
So from my personal point of view i was doing only legal acts.

On my Job i sometimes have to design specific technical changes, modifications or Improvments to complex machinery.
So I often expierience the fact that you have to keep it simple to get the best results.
Why not this way:
You have an Original CD and a writen Licence (or a fancy holo-sticker) from MS, you have the right to install this System on a Computer.
You hold that licence, you have the right to have one PC running under this System.
Point.
No Hooks.
Finish.
And please, no more OEM or System Builder Editions.
Again, keep it simple.
same Product = same Price

I can imagine verifications via Internet without sending any personal Information via Internet.
Every Network card has an Unique mac adress.
Why not such an Adress for every CD the sell?

Ah, one more thing.
I am not allowed to sell my licence?
Where are we living?
Of course I should be allowed to sell my licence, why not?
Could someone tell me one point why it should not be allowed?

To Redmond:
I do not have any legal right pending on that suggestion 


Greetings
Markus

[Idoru]

A quote from the EULA

your software will begin to degrade in function.

Well, no change there then 

On a serious note

another quote from the EULA

"The software will from time to time validate the software, update or require download of the validation feature of the software. … [if validation fails] you may not be able to use or continue to use some of the features of the software."

To me this would mean that you are required to have an internet connection to use vista, that seems a little stupid, atleast WinXP had the choice of activating by phone.

[bilbous]

Now that they've (MS) made that multi-million dollar deal with Novell owner of SUSE linux for cross support/patent leasing look for the ships to really hit the foam.

Hey look another obscure metaphor, a cleaned up version of an old vulgar one!