Sounds like time for a class action law suit, or are the attorneys too
busy with Y2K?
Bob
zentara wrote:
>
> > WBM@USA wrote:
>
> > February 16, 1999
> > Protesters Seek Refunds on Windows
>
> > City, Calif. Many carried unopened Windows systems and asked for
> > refunds.
>
> > focused on a clause in the Windows license included
> > with the software that comes installed on personal computers. That
> > clause states that users who do not agree to the terms of the license
> > can request a refund.
> >
> > computers sold throughout the world. For instance, most new machines
> > are set up to boot Windows automatically when a user turns them on.
> > And in a classic Catch-22, that in itself apparently constitutes an
> > implied acceptance of the license, even though there is no way to get
> > rid of the Windows operating system without turning the computer on in
> > the first place.
>
> Since Microsoft is not giving refunds, alot of people are saying that
> the
> implicit license means nothing, and that they consider their copies to
> be
> "freely distributed code".
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