[ale] Finding desktops, laptops and hardware in Atlanat

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Mon Mar 13 13:33:54 EST 2006


Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> Nope, not if you take a shop like Micro Seconds to not be an "end user," 
> as I feel free to do because Micro Seconds is not participating in 
> anything that could be construed as "end use."  The EULA language does 
> not speak of all "parties" being equal.  If Microsoft were going to stop 
> anything, they'd need different EULA language, which they were certainly 
> free to do, seeing as they were the EULA author.  Specifically, they 
> should say "The initial user of the Software may make a one-time 
> permanent transfer of this EULA and Software to another *party*" 
> (emphasis mine).  Strictly speaking, Micro Seconds isn't even a party to 
> the transfer; they're acting as the agent of the seller in transferring 
> the license to the buyer.

I'll leave that to you and M$'s attorneys to figure out...

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey



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