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to: Geo.
from: Jeff Shultz
date: 2004-08-13 18:39:06
subject: Re: sp2 surprises

From: Jeff Shultz 

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:07:53 -0400, Geo. wrote:

> The supplementary EULA seems to have two interesting tidbits:
>
> 1. You are prohibited from installing technologies that compete with
> Remote Desktop if you have a Home Edition license. (ie: PCanywhere or
> VNC.)
>
> 2. You cannot host network services on an XP computer for the non-primary
> user. (ie: No more Apache.)
>
> This is disturbing.

Worse than disturbing - it's got to be legally unenforceable. They'd get
laughed out of court (eventually) if they tried to.

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