Re: Valid Product Keys for Windows XP SP2 Professional Volume License Edition

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"What people need to remember is that you do not own anything; you purchase
the right to use the software in accordance to the EULA."

Trust me, the folks on the other side of the fence (the pirates) forgot that
fact a long time ago. NO amount of reasoning has yet to convince them
otherwise.

An ethical person understands it readily and abides by his or word (agreeing
to the EULA). They do not. My Dad used to tell me that a man is only as good
as his word, and now I understand that more than ever.

Gregg Hill




"Michael D. Alligood" <mdalligood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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As an old wise man once stated, "Thems the rules, play by them."
Regardless of what any of us think, these are Microsoft's prescribed
"laws". Is everyone a criminal according to Microsoft? Until the company
puts out a public announcement stating they think everyone is a criminal
and pirating their software; that is just your opinion. In the past year,
I have had the opportunity to visit Microsoft Campus and talk to key
people in various divisions. They are listening. They are changing. They
hear the public concerns and are trying to mend fences. What people need
to remember is that you do not own anything; you purchase the right to use
the software in accordance to the EULA.

--
Michael D. Alligood,
MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc.,
CIW Certified Instructor



"Nina DiBoy" <nin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Bruce Chambers wrote:
Nina DiBoy wrote:


Breaking the MS's EULA is not a crime, because the EULA is not a law.
It's a license. This means that if someone does "agree" to the
license and then does not follow it, it is a contract dispute between
that party and MS. It is not a crime.


All of which is completely irrelevant to the discussion. It
doesn't
matter whether or not a EULA violation is a criminal offense; the
individual so violating the EULA is still demonstrating an utter lack
of
integrity.

The same could be said of MS and their unconscionable EULA. They are
also demonstrating a lack of integrity.



The logical course of action is for MS to take the individual to court
in order to enforce their license. But MS doesn't.


This is true, but it'd be a public relations nightmare for
Microsoft
to actively go after individual users for such infractions. instead,
they only go after the "big fish."

Well, then why make it the consumers' problem instead of taking the
logical course of action? PR nightmare aside, it doesn't change the
fact that MS is NOT taking the logical course of action here. And it
should not be the consumers' problem that it would be a PR nightmare.



They instead put more and more buggy DRM and consumer limiting
technologies into their products which treats the average consumer of
their products like a criminal.

Because the "average consumer" either tolerates, condones, or
actively participates in the unethical behavior of his/her peers that
makes such copy protection measures necessary. If so very many people
weren't dishonest in such matters, software manufacturers wouldn't feel
the need to take such draconian measures to protect their intellectual
property. Blame the liars and thieves, not the businesses trying to
protect their own interests.



So you are saying that the average consumer (which makes up the vast
majority of MS's customers in the non-commercial sector) is guilty of
aiding and being an accessory? Nice. Bruce has the same attitude as MS
does, that everyone's a criminal.



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