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Microsoft licensing hell (again)
« on: 27 August 2002, 17:42 »
How long can people put up with this crap?
http://www.theregus.com/content/4/26105.html
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« Reply #1 on: 27 August 2002, 21:39 »
"OEM licenses for Microsoft operating system software are not transferable from one machine to another, even if the PC on which it was originally installed is no longer in use. The OEM license is tied to the original PC on which it was installed."

*&$$^%# greedy bastards.  I thought that I heard something about a court in the US overturning this several months ago.
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« Reply #2 on: 27 August 2002, 22:41 »
That can't be right, can it ? If a PC was damaged beyond repair, you can't use the OS you purchased on it's replacement ? Nah, can't be right.   :confused:
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« Reply #3 on: 27 August 2002, 23:40 »
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« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2002, 07:28 »
wow i never thought microsoft would do anything greedy


man maybe i should use linux


funny, see the "no comments" post in the lounge... heheh they are regretting going microshaft now i bet
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« Reply #5 on: 28 August 2002, 07:30 »
quote:
Originally posted by VoidMain:
How long can people put up with this crap?
http://www.theregus.com/content/4/26105.html


15+ years so far
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« Reply #6 on: 28 August 2002, 07:46 »
Philosphy was right, those MS licensing agreements are pretty damn encumbering.  

Say HPCguy, when you putting out some phat mix .mp3s for download?
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« Reply #7 on: 28 August 2002, 10:15 »
btw alex, the "what utter bullshit" only lines up under linux as far as i have seen   :D
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« Reply #8 on: 29 August 2002, 01:03 »
no, it lines up fine with winXP and IE5...

and for those of you who want to know why i am using that stuff, then fucking hell. It's my flatmate's computer, because it's his ISP, forgods'sake.
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« Reply #9 on: 29 August 2002, 01:28 »
Im talking to you in IE right now because im fucking Lazy. I think that should satisfy Unixsux. IE is a bad habit, and I had to remove my installed Mozilla cuz it was on the C drive, and that had to be formateed. Oh well, I'll get MZ on soon.  
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