Surprises Inside Microsoft Vista's EULA

Surprises Inside Microsoft Vista's EULA
Scott Granneman, 2006-10-27

Scott Granneman takes a look at some big surprises in Microsoft's Vista EULA that limit what security professionals and others can do with the forthcoming operating system.

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There is a reason they have no fear.. 2006-10-28
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don't like it? roll ur own 2006-10-28
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A big big warning on the link 2006-11-02
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so now it's allowed to put a link to further condition on the licence? but that opens up a real BIG problem: the licence is allowed to change at any time. If that clause is validated by some tribunal set up, then we are opening to microsoft the ability to change the licence anytime. The fact is that such behaviour it's illegal in most of the state is irreleveant, as the product could be "deactivated" anytime by the servers. So I (implicitily - another different can of worm) sign a shrink-wrap licence that could be changed anytime. Not good at all.

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