__/ [ Robert Newson ] on Friday 08 September 2006 11:03 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> A Contract Only Microsoft Can Break
>
> Not only that, it's a self-contradictory contract:
>
> From the site (converting the legalese into English
> http://www.linuxadvocate.org/articles.php?p=1) linked in the link given
>
(http://weblog.infoworld.com/gripeline/archives/2006/09/a_contract_only.html):
>
> Section ``15: LIMITED WARRANTY FOR SOFTWARE...Microsoft warrants that the
> Software will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying
> materials for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of receipt...''
>
> Meaning:
>
> ``Microsoft assures you that Windows XP Home will work correctly for the
> first 90 days...''
Statistics suggest that it will cease to function properly after, on average,
12 minutes of being connected to a network.
> But also:
>
> Section ``16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES...AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS...''
>
> Meaning:
>
> ``...Windows XP Home is provided "AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS." This means
> they make no claims as to how well Windows XP Home will work.''
Good catch.
> So in section 15 they say that Windwos XP Home will [substantially] work
> correctly for the first 90 days, but in section 16 they make no claims
> whatsoever that Windwos XP Home will work [well].
>
> So either the EULA is self-contradictory, or the given plain English
> meaning as understood from the legalese is wrong (in either, or both, of
> these sections).
>
> Which is it?
Both. Windows is broken by design. So you get just what you pay for. *smile*
Best wishes,
Roy
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