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Vista's EULA Product Activation Worries

Posted by cheshire137 on · 3 comments
SecurityFocus.com; By Mark Rasch 		Mail this story
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Does the Microsoft EULA adequately tell you what will happen if you don’t activate the product or if you can’t establish that it is genuine? Well, not exactly. It does tell you that some parts of the product won’t work - but it also ambiguously says that the product itself won’t work. Moreover, it allows Microsoft, through fine print in a generally unread and non negotiable agreement, to create an opportunity for economic extortion.

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Comments (3)

nikkels ·
this stinks worse than a rotten toilet
dinotrac ·
I think you've got that wrong.

A toilet is not supposed to stink. MIcrosoft EULAs are.

Hence, it stinks better than a rotten toilet.
helios ·
"...Hence, it stinks better than a rotten toilet"

You just keep thinkin' Butch, that's what you're good at.

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