Re: Windows on multiple computers
- From: "pjp" <pjpoirier_is_located@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 10:50:59 GMT
Novel approach, I like it :)
"Winux P" <winuxp@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> The COA will state 1-2 CPU's not computers. If you manage to install the
> same copy on two computers, legally Microsoft does not have a leg to stand
> on. If in doubt find the EULA paper that came with the software, cross
> out,
> alter and add your own clauses and fax it back to them. This is not just a
> legal right but an obligation when presented with a contract, the law
> (those
> who uphold it) would expect you to. This puts the onus on Microsoft to
> either agree, alter or reject the "new EULA". If at this stage you only
> have
> the copy of XP on one machine only, they'll have no legal recourse by
> their
> very own virtue against you, other than to put you in a position to return
> the product to them and give your money back. Then you go buy another one
> and do the same.
>
> Think about it Ingue86, you've read the "You agree to the license
> agreement
> enclosed before installing this product"? Not before you buy it. No way,
> in
> my case I put the box on the counter with the money and asked which one
> you
> want? Usually a what I do to get myself a discount on something, but in
> this
> case its' not just that but a case of, I'm the one giving the money, this
> is
> the deal if you want the sale, I don't agree with the license agreement
> enclosed, I can still buy it without agreeing but I can't install it,
> horsepucky!!! Microsoft may not be properly represented at the point of
> sale
> but that's not my fault (its' their obligation again). I do however have
> the
> obligation to inform them of the proposed altered agreement. That's where
> the fax came in to it. At this stage I've heard nothing back from them I
> can
> assume they agreed. This as silly and funny as it seems covers me legally
> substantially. If the money is in your hands Ingue86, then you dictate the
> terms of sale, don't worry about protecting Intellectual Property,...etc.
> that's the terms of business because its' your right to serve your
> interests
> too.
>
> I worked for a major television station here a while (not that long) back
> where Microsoft allowed an extra 150 activations for Windows XP Pro on the
> basis that after a meeting which I was present at my boss told the MS
> Sales
> representitive, "you guys are really beginning to annoy (he said sh!t
> really) me, what do I want with you idiots anyway?" After a phone call
> that's the deal he came back with. Do you want the money? Or do you want
> the
> software? If you want the money then here's the deal. The same can happen
> privately as well, you don't have to take MS EULA for granted on reading
> it
> as legally you have the right to alter and even reject contractual
> agreements. This is usually done before a sale or business deal. It does
> not
> legitimise MSs' EULA just because you paid for it first even before
> reading.
> nor installing it. That's the hoax they (MS) play on. As far as I'm
> concerned Windows XP Pro is my person item that belongs wholly and solely
> to
> me, and for my private use I'll do what ever I want with it. That's the
> deal
> and they have on the agreement I sent to them. It's yet to be rejected.
>
> -Winux P
>
> Hopefully I won't write back from prison, just kidding.
>
> "Ingue86" <Ingue86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9B4E897B-E3A9-4E5D-AD68-D368471BB873@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | At home I have a laptop and a desktop. I was wondering if I could put
> the
> | same copy of Windows xp pro on both of them and still be legal. The COA
> does
> | say for 1-2 computers, but I'm not quite sure what they mean. Any info
> would
> | be great.
>
>
.
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