[ale] MS Licensing

[Christopher Fowler]

Maybe noone really knows.  Those EULAs are written so noone could read
them.  Then the safe thing to do is just buy more licenses.



On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 14:12, Matthew Brown wrote:
> Your full of it!
> 
> Seriously?! 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan
> Glass
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 1:55 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] MS Licensing
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> On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 13:50, Matthew Brown wrote:
> > What is your understanding of this question...
> >  
> > If I am on Microsoft's Software Assurance program, but allow this to 
> > lapse, am I still licensed to continue using the then-existant product 
> > version moving forward?  ...or does the license expire along with the 
> > Software Assurance?
> >  
> > Best Regards,
> 
> If you were running Windows 98, and Office 97 before you signed up for SA,
> and you allow SA to lapse, then once it has lapsed, you HAVE to revert back
> to your original perpetually-licensed software.  If you've upgraded to
> Windows XP and Office 2003, you have to downgrade back to 98 and Office 97.
> You can only use software under the SA agreement as long as you keep the
> fees paid.
> 
> HTH
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> Jonathan Glass
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