| News | Features | Interviews |
| Blog | Contact | Editorials |
| Windows 8 EULAs very different from previous incarnations |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-08-21 21:57:15 |
| With Windows 8 right around the corner, the usual game of reading the end-user license agreements and spotting the different versions is in full swing. Usually, this is a game of ridicule as Microsoft comes up with ever more convoluted version schemes and EULA terms. This time around, though, the company seems to be taking steps to make things easier, as Ed Bott reports. |
|
| Comment by shmerl |
| By shmerl on 2012-08-21 22:31:47 |
| Where is the full text of the EULA though? I didn't actually find it in the link. |
 - Score: 2 |
| Comment by kenji |
| By kenji on 2012-08-21 23:37:22 |
|
> I'm very curious to see what happens when smart developers get their hands on this and work within Metro's constraints to make beautiful applications. Thom, you are a perpetual Windows optimist. |
| - Score: 11 |
| RE: Comment by shmerl |
| By n4cer on 2012-08-22 00:11:35 |
|
> Where is the full text of the EULA though? I didn't actually find it in the link. Until General Availability on October 26, you'll probably need to be in possession of an RTM build or be part of the MS Partner Network to see the EULAs. At some point, however, they should be posted here: http://www.microsoft.com/about/l... |
| - Score: 6 |
| Simple All right |
| By Lorin on 2012-08-22 03:10:18 |
|
The software is licensed, not sold. Under this agreement, This in effect destroys "fair use" as earlier Supreme Court rulings stated that you did buy and own the software. |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE: Simple All right |
| By shmerl on 2012-08-22 03:49:00 |
|
Sounds rather lame too. It can't destroy courts ruling. EULA can claim that MS owns the Moon or what not. If it goes against the law - it's void. Edited 2012-08-22 03:49 UTC |
| - Score: 4 |
| Comment by IndigoJo |
| By IndigoJo on 2012-08-22 06:44:26 |
| You could actually just buy the box to get the discount, and not install it until you've seen it in action on other machines or until a service pack or a few bug fixes have been released. That's what I expect I'll do. I don't want to install a radically new version of Windows until I know what the implications for me as a developer are. |
| - Score: 1 |
| Licenses |
| By bitwelder on 2012-08-22 08:11:34 |
|
> On top of all this, Microsoft has also simplified the licenses themselves. They're now all divided into two parts; the first part is a human readable version of the license in QA-format, and the second part is the full-on legalese version. Hmm... I wonder if this will give to many a false sense of security as they will probably stop reading after the Q&A section. (yes, I trust MS-lawyers are more skilled than their engineers :) ) |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE: Simple All right |
| By JAlexoid on 2012-08-22 08:41:30 |
| Is license transfer prohibited? Because even if it states that it's licensed, you still acquire(buy) the license. |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE: Simple All right |
| By moondevil on 2012-08-22 09:19:11 |
| In most European countries the EULA is meaningless, regardless of what software vendors want you to believe. |
| - Score: 5 |
| Enterprise edition... |
| By Jack Burton on 2012-08-22 10:37:51 |
|
By the way... seems they removed the Enterprise edition ? Great! Now most companies will have to go for the full Datacenter edition at >4000$.... |
| - Score: 1 |
| News | Features | Interviews |
| Blog | Contact | Editorials |