Follow up Ebay Pirate

[rgharper]

I think you'll find that OEM licenses aren't tied to cases at allThis whole subject is difficult .. & also a load of B.S. !

At least we both agree on one thing. So bye.

[gazzak]

There are still lots of dodgy software sellers out there. A simple search on ebay.co.uk found the following on the first page...

Office 2003 full at a buy it now price of £8.50???

This one slightly more expensive at £12

I can't be bothered with any more there's so many out there!

[confus-ed]

At least we both agree on one thing. So bye.

Oh I've upset him now .. & he didn't catch on to tounge in cheek at all .. does he not know he's in the lounge ? - well sorry dude my intentions not to annoy .. well not that much that you take a huffy !

The rules on OEM sales shoot the rules on Retail sales in the foot is all I'm saying by BS - M$ should look at their own guidance & rationalise it for practicality too as at the minute their own licensing says that if you rebuild your crappy pc from 'whoever' you have to pay for some more software !

Also the average pc gets replaced every 18 months or so - how long has xp been out ? longer than that ... - why because I wanted a better pc do I need to pay for more software ?

Plain wong dude ! Sorry if my humourous look at it offends !

[Khazad]

Just my 2 cants, but if you look into it confus'ed has something here. In recent years EULA's have not been standing up in court. You cannot allow someone to buy software free and clear and then force them t oagree to whatever your terms are after the item is purchased or the product they bought is useless. You'll also find specifically that the "we claim no responsibility" clause is one that judges are having a hayday with, especially on lawsuits businesses are filing against m$ for crashes due to an update.