____/ Linonut on Sunday 24 June 2007 15:12 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39287310,00.htm?r=1
>
> The letter from Microsoft's lawyers highlighted the clause in the
> Visual Studio licence that says: "You must comply with any technical
> limitations in the software that only allow you to use it in certain
> ways... You may not work around any technical limitation in the
> software".
>
> That's apparently the wave of the future at Microsoft.
What is Microsoft's stance on software/artwork transformation packs that make
Windows XP appear just like Vista (gown in a box)? Mind you, there's
precedence when it comes to mobile phone skins and C&Ds... but it was Apple,
IIRC. Their lawyers seem to be even more predatory.
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~~ Best of wishes
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