Re: Vista free upgrade question

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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Tom wrote:


Well, sans Bruce's EULA cop stance, that everyone must be a thief is they
violate the agreement, no matter the circumstances, you are not going
along with how MS made their rules for their particular products.


And, as EULAs in general have been determine by a federal court to be
legally enforceable contracts, my stance is correct, although you
deliberately mis-stated it. At no time did I refer to the OP as a "thief"
(Although, admittedly, that is how I tend to think of such people);
rather, I used the term "dishonest." This is how one always refers to
someone who voluntarily enters into a contract (the EULA) and then reneges
on it. You see, if someone won't abide by the terms of a contract, that
means he/she cannot be trusted to make good on any other contracts, such
as car loans, mortgages, etc. Ultimately, I'm more concerned about the
utter lack of integrity and demonstrated untrustworthiness on the part of
such people, rather than on Microsoft's EULA, per se.


It can only be on one PC at a time. Upgrading from one OS to the newer,
incorporates both OSes on that PC.


Correct.


I personally think you don't/didn't read rules, ....


Then you also agree that "RAID" is, at the very least a liar, as you know
full well that he had to have clicked a button confirming that he
understand and agreed to the terms of the EULA.


...and I suspect Bruce doesn't read every word of every program's EULA
either that he uses.


Actually, I do. Anyone who doesn't is an idiot, and, if he/she uses the
product anyway, a liar.


Ignoring his belittling remarks, .....


If a simple statement of facts is seen as "belittling," so be it. I've no
use for political correctness.


it might be a good idea to understand what MS' EULA really means before
you install them; you do have a choice now
that you have been informed (something Bruce may have wanted to pass on
first before shooting the probable victim of ignorance) :-).



He had a choice before, and selected the course of dishonesty.


Well, you admit your intentions, and maybe you should now see that you have
some form of OCB, and you may need to seek help. Not EVERYONE knows what you
do, but you treat them disrespectfully anyway. I hope your not a parent,
because your kids would probably grow up to break the law, more out of
pent-up anger from being reared, rather than rebelliousness.

I guess you didn't note how others replied to him did you (with a word of
advice, rather than treating him criminally).


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