Vista's EULA Product Activation Worries

Vista's EULA Product Activation Worries
Mark Rasch, 2006-11-20

Mark Rasch looks at the license agreement for Windows Vista and how its product activation component, which can disable operation of the computer, may be like walking on thin ice.

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Mac Leopard or Linux he he he 2006-11-21
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Why none of this matters 2006-11-21
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Anonymous (2 replies)

fixed 2006-12-04
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Re: Wrong 2006-11-27
Anonymous

Why none of this matters (airplane boarding analogy) 2007-12-01
**nux Lover

So why would anybody agree to the Vista EULA? 2006-11-21
Anonymous

EULA ? SPAM ? COMMUNISM ? DEMOCRACY ? 2006-11-21
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Anonymous (1 replies)

Thanks for stopping by, Mr. Ballmer... 2006-11-27
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Where was Rasch four years ago, and what degree in Law does he have? 2006-11-22
Gordon Fecyk (3 replies)

First he declares Windows Genuine Advantage is 'spyware' solely based on his non-legal opinion of its EULA, then he declares Windows Vista violates this legal precident and that legal precident, again in his non-legal opinion.

Rasch, if you're not going to provide any technical evidence of your claims, then get a real lawyer in here to write your articles for you. And while you're at it, YOU pony up the legal fees and court appearance fees to challenge this in court.

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Re: Where was Rasch four years ago, and what degree in Law does he have? 2006-11-22
Mark D. Rasch (1 replies)

Does Symantec practice 'self-help' in your 24-year legal opinion? 2006-11-22
Gordon Fecyk (2 replies)

off-topic 2006-11-24
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Re: Does Symantec practice 'self-help' in your 24-year legal opinion? 2006-11-27
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Re: Where was Rasch four years ago? I think he was still at the DOJ... 2006-11-22
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Grolan

Your own product does this! 2006-11-22
Gordon Fecyk

Vista's EULA wrong direction 2006-11-22
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