On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Charley Hamilton wrote: > > Can we sue it for the damages that > > it can potentially cause to our company (interms of > > cost, reputation, etc)? > > <RANT> > Aye, there's the rub. Read the license and the answer seems > decidedly no. Furthermore, where else but in software can a product > which has significant problems be released, the problems concealed > until the manufacturer is ready to deal with them, and the fixes > be considered proprietary?
I agree. I used to work in major account sales for a large software company that competed with Microsoft, and licensing was my forte. Every major software company uses licenses that make it nearly impossible for them to be sued for damages. Or at least, it's not worth the effort to even try. I used to run into this from time-to-time. My opinion is that money still talks, and if someone doesn't like the software there are almost always alternatives available (sometimes free, often open source... but then you must put the money into staff/service/support instead). -- Kelly Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
