Re: Eula agrremnt?
Tom Porterfield <tpporter@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Charles Eaves wrote:
>> I have a desktop and a laptop.
>> I was under the impression that if I install a program on a desktop, it is
>> okay to install the same program on the laptop as long as I am the owner of
>> both computers.
>> I know you can't do this to two different desktops or 2 different laptops.
>> Am i wrong?
>> Symantec says I have to buy 2 versions of the same product to install it on
>> a laptop and a desktop.
>
>Each application has its own license. If Symantec says you need two, then I
>would guess that is what there license says. Microsoft Office is an example
>of a program where the license does allow you to install it on both a
>desktop and a laptop.
Only a retail license for Microsoft Office has that provision. OEM
versions do not, and I do not believe that the educational versions
have it either.
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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