Hey guys, have you seen the new Microsoft Agreement?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/serv.../upcoming.aspx
Some parts I'm interested in and a bit confused about...
Am I to understand that I cannot use Office 2007 Home and Student edition in a commercial environment anymore?
Then:
Am I to understand that OEM editions of Windows pre-installed on a PC can no longer be used for commercial use? Or am I hopefully reading that wrong?
What's sad (but not surprising) is the Cortina update, where they state you agree to let Cortina check and download updates automatically, and how it can share info with 3rd parties, etc. I believe it already does this, but they're just making it a bit more clearer to people, so there's no confusion.
And of course, if you decide to sue them, you have to do it in their jurisdiction, and if I read it right, they won't cover much, 10$ for free software, and maybe the cost of the software that ruined the hardware, even if they knew the software was going to ruin the hardware....
Something you guys might wanna check out.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/serv.../upcoming.aspx
Some parts I'm interested in and a bit confused about...
Code:
Office Services i. Office Services. Office 365 Home, Office 365 Personal, Office 365 University, Office Online, Sway, OneNote.com and any other Office 365 subscription or Office-branded Services are for your personal, noncommercial use, unless you have commercial use rights under a separate agreement with Microsoft.
Then:
Code:
Software License ... a. If you comply with these Terms, we grant you the right to install and use one copy of the software per device on a worldwide basis for use by only one person at a time as part of your use of the Services. For certain devices, such software may be pre-installed for your personal, non-commercial use of the Services. The software or website that is part of the Services may include third-party code. Any third-party scripts or code, linked to or referenced from the software or website, are licensed to you by the third parties that own such code, not by Microsoft. Notices, if any, for the third-party code are included for your information only.
What's sad (but not surprising) is the Cortina update, where they state you agree to let Cortina check and download updates automatically, and how it can share info with 3rd parties, etc. I believe it already does this, but they're just making it a bit more clearer to people, so there's no confusion.
And of course, if you decide to sue them, you have to do it in their jurisdiction, and if I read it right, they won't cover much, 10$ for free software, and maybe the cost of the software that ruined the hardware, even if they knew the software was going to ruin the hardware....
Something you guys might wanna check out.
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