Thank you for your reply; I am personally convinced Microsoft will not change their policy for any reason other than public outcry, therefore I am using any FORUM to publicize Microsoft's policies. I understand this is a website for people to share information,
and I am doing all I can to let people know vital information that could affect their computing future, including of course the futility of dealing with a monolithic corporation with a "city hall" attitude (Can't fight 'em). I find sad that a company like
Microsoft, a company that could do enormously wonderful things with its resources, seems more concerned about protecting their enormous bottom line than providing the caliber of customer service expected from a service oriented company. I am also blogging
this, tweeting what I can, and doing facebook postings in my attempt to let people understand that they don't understand at all what they are buying from Microsoft. Any doubts about my position in this can easily be verified by looking at all the postings
online from people totally confused at having bought an OEM product they don't have full rights to.
In the auto industry, for example, if you buy a car, pay it off so you are the sole owner, you have the right to drive it anywhere legal, carry any legal cargo, at any time you want. You have the right to remove the engine and install it in another vehicle.
You have the right to put as many miles on it as you want. Everybody knows this and expects any product you buy to be exactly the same way.
As stated in the previous answer, intellectual property deviates from these concepts: you do not have the right to resell the intellectual property, nor profit from it, nor make copies of it, but you have the full rights to use it in any device you own for
your personal use. I am trying to let Microsoft customers know what to expect, that when they try to use their programs how they want to, Microsoft may deny them their legal rights in favor of their corporate policies. Microsoft customers are effectively
LEASING OEM programs, as they remain under the control of Microsoft. I will also contact
steveb@microsoft.com, and thanks for the link. Louis
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