Re: Installing new motherboard
From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 03/01/05
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 18:25:13 -0700
In news:pan.2005.02.28.23.20.58.877585@nowhere.lan,
Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> typed:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:05:45 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:
> [snip]
>> It's not a matter of which way *I* want it. I'm not arguing
>> for
>> any particular interpretation of the EULA, only that it's not
>> so
>> clear what interpretation is correct.
>>
>> By the way, over and above your two interpreatations, I can
>> conceive of at least three other possible ones that a court
>> might
>> possibly agree with:
>>
>> 1. The computer is the CPU
>>
>> 2. The computer is the hard drive, since that's where Windows
>> is
>> installed
>>
>> 3. Silly as it may sound, the computer is defined by the case,
>> since that's where Microsoft requires that the product key
>> sticker be affixed.
>
> Tom's going hate me for agreeing with you, but I didn't want to
> drag
> it down to that many different levels :)
LOL!
> In the old days I use to
> design motherboards for Z80 and 8085 based computers, so my
> view is a
> little different than some. Today I see the computer as being
> defined
> by the motherboard myself (even before reading MS's OEM
> information)
> as it's the one determining factor in what can be installed
> IN/With a
> computer - no matter the OS or external hardware.
If you forced me to make a choice (which I'd really rather not
do, since I think Microsoft should do it, not me), I'd probably
agree with you.
>> My personal view is that I wish Microsoft would rewrite the
>> OEM
>> EULA to clarify exactly what "the computer" means. I think
>> they
>> would do both themselves and their customers a service by
>> doing
>> this.
>>
>> Alternatively, and even better, I'd like to see the whole
>> category of OEM licenses disappear, and have all licenses the
>> same.
>
> I agree with your position - it would be nice to see MS make a
> blanket
> agreement that Windows can be installed on as many personal
> computers
> as own OWNS in a single residence per license. So a single
> purchase
> would be good for any number of computers owned by a person and
> residing in a single residence. Of course people would complain
> about
> that too, but it would allow home users to have one license for
> all
> their computers in their homes - now, I suppose it could also
> mean
> that if the Parent owned 4 computers and a daughter bough her
> own,
> that she would have to purchase her own license for her
> personal
> computer..... It would never settle the complaints of
> everyone,
> anything short of it being free for anyone to use anywhere
> without
> any restrictions will always generate someone complaining about
> licensing.
Yup!
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