Re: Microsoft Office 2003 EULA clarification

On this date, Shenan Stanley extended this wisdom for the
consideration of other readers...

> All Things Mopar wrote:
>> As I read the EULA for the various MS Office 2003
>> products on http://www.microsoft.com/office/eula, I am
>> allowed to install and use the product on a /single/ PC
>> but may and also install it on my laptop, provided that
>> I don't have a second person using the laptop while I'm
>> using my desktop.
>>
>> Is that how I should interpret the EULA?
>>
>> And, I assume MS Office (all varients) use product
>> activation to enforce the license and presumeably the
>> Eula. Is that also correct? So, does Office "call home"
>> while I'm using it on one of my two eligible PCs and
>> cross-reference and prevent attempted simulaneous use on
>> the other PC?
>>
>> The reason for this question is /not/ to find a way to
>> skirt the EULA, but to guarantee before I stroke the big
>> bucks this product costs that I'll be able to always use
>> it regardless of which PC /I/ am on, and without being
>> worrying about disadvantaged by some validation procedure.
>
> You are correct - the Office EULAs (certain types) do allow
> you to install on your main PC and a laptop.

Thanks. I think the only "exception" is the school edition
which allows qualifying students or teachers to install and
use Office 2003 on 3 PCs.

I can see that the student/teacher version probably installs
and activates on the first 3 PCs that activation is attempted
on.

I assume, then, that the other varients look for two different
hardware configs and allow at most two installs/activations,
and maybe "calls home" periodically to see if the "other" PC
is using the product at the same time as the "first" one to
launch Office.

--
ATM, aka Jerry
.

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