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[George Toft]

Logan Kennelly wrote:
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> On Monday 17 June 2002 05:50 pm, C. Sullivan wrote:
> > On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Dr.G wrote:
> > > Not when it is OEM I believe.
> >
> > Sorry, you are wrong.  All software sold my Microsoft is subject to a
> > License Agreement, which legally is a contract.
> 
> Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't the vendor agree to the OEM license?
> If I go buy a laptop with Windows XP today, I won't see a license agreement
> when I turn the system on.

When I bought my computer with XP preloaded, I turned it on, and I was
greeted with the EULA, which I had to accept or reject at that time.  No
paper to read or lose.


> On the other hand, I have a feeling that the laptop will come with little
> slips of paper with the EULA on there.  I might not see them, but that is
> because I never made a reasonable attempt to read the paperwork.  It would
> be a reasonably weak argument in court to claim I was never informed of the
> agreement.
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