Eula agrremnt?

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Charles Eaves

I have a desktop and a laptop.
I was under the impression that if I install a program on a desktop, it is
okay to install the same program on the laptop as long as I am the owner of
both computers.
I know you can't do this to two different desktops or 2 different laptops.
Am i wrong?
Symantec says I have to buy 2 versions of the same product to install it on
a laptop and a desktop.
Thanks
 
Charles said:
I have a desktop and a laptop.
I was under the impression that if I install a program on a desktop, it is
okay to install the same program on the laptop as long as I am the owner of
both computers.
I know you can't do this to two different desktops or 2 different laptops.
Am i wrong?
Symantec says I have to buy 2 versions of the same product to install it on
a laptop and a desktop.

Each application has its own license. If Symantec says you need two, then I
would guess that is what there license says. Microsoft Office is an example
of a program where the license does allow you to install it on both a
desktop and a laptop.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
 
Hi

That is what you have to with XP - purchase a separate license for each
installation.
 
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Charles Eaves said:
I have a desktop and a laptop.
I was under the impression that if I install a program on a
desktop,
it is okay to install the same program on the laptop as long as
I am
the owner of both computers.


That depends entirely on the specific program and what its EULA
says. For example, what you say is false for Windows XP, but
correct for Microsoft Office.

I know you can't do this to two different desktops or 2
different
laptops. Am i wrong?


Again, it depends entirely on the specific program and what its
EULA says. In most cases, however, that's correct.

Symantec says I have to buy 2 versions of the same product to
install
it on a laptop and a desktop.


Then that's Symantec's policy and presumably what its EULA says.
If you're questioning this, I don't understand why you're asking
here, in a Microsoft newsgroup.
 
thanks
Will Denny said:
Hi

That is what you have to with XP - purchase a separate license for each
installation.

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups
 
Well ,then point me to the correct users group.
I am trying to clarify a misunderstanding that I had.
Maybe your answer at the bottom of your reply should have been "it is a
single license agreement."
I just needed some clarification.
I was just trying to do the correct thing in this instance.
Thanks for everyone who replied.
The newsgroup is microsoft.windowsxp.basic; isn't it or am I confused.
I thought that my question was pretty basic.
I will go buy another version of the same product.
Thanks again!
 
Ask Symantec. This is Microsoft. Most here won't let symantec on their computers.
 
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Charles Eaves said:
Well ,then point me to the correct users group.


Sorry, I don't know where to get help with Symantec products.

I am trying to clarify a misunderstanding that I had.


And I was trying to provide that clarification.

Maybe your answer at the bottom of your reply should have been
"it is
a single license agreement."


No, it shouldn't. You haven't stated what Symantec product you're
asking about, I don't know anything about Symantec's license
agreements, and I don't presume to speak for Symantec.

I just needed some clarification.
I was just trying to do the correct thing in this instance.
Thanks for everyone who replied.
The newsgroup is microsoft.windowsxp.basic; isn't it or am I
confused.
I thought that my question was pretty basic.


Yes, the newsgroup is microsoft.windowsxp.basic. Your question
may be basic, but it's *not* about microsoft.windowsxp. It has
nothing to do with Microsoft or with Windows XP. It has to do
with a Symantec EULA, for a product you haven't even identified.

I was merely trying to point out that if you have a question
about a Symantec EULA, asking in a Windows XP newsgroup is not
likely to provide you with a definitive answer.
 
You were under the wrong impression.

I have a desktop and a laptop.
I was under the impression that if I install a program on a desktop, it is
okay to install the same program on the laptop as long as I am the owner of
both computers.
I know you can't do this to two different desktops or 2 different laptops.
Am i wrong?
Symantec says I have to buy 2 versions of the same product to install it on
a laptop and a desktop.
Thanks
 
Charles;
Your impression is wrong.
Different products even from the same company can vary widely on licensing
of their products.
You need to do 2 things.
1. Read the specific EULA for the product you are referring.
2. If you still have questions, go to the product manufacturers forums,
tech support etc for their information.
 
Charles said:
I have a desktop and a laptop.
I was under the impression that if I install a program on a desktop, it is
okay to install the same program on the laptop as long as I am the owner of
both computers.


It depends entirely upon the EULA for each specific software product.
For instance, retail licenses of Office (and many other Microsoft
products) permit the installation of the software onto one desktop
computer and one portable computer, provided that the license owner is
the primary user of both machines, but this has never been the case with
Microsoft operating systems, such as Windows.

I know you can't do this to two different desktops or 2 different laptops.
Am i wrong?


Only in thinking that all EULAs are the same. Each software
manufacturer determines the terms of its own products' licensing.

Symantec says I have to buy 2 versions of the same product to install it on
a laptop and a desktop.


That's normally the case, with most software manufacturers. If you
don't like Symantec's licensing terms, simply use a different product.


--

Bruce Chambers

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both at once. - RAH
 
Charles said:
The newsgroup is microsoft.windowsxp.basic; isn't it or am I confused.
I thought that my question was pretty basic.


While the question _is_ basic, it has absolutely nothing to do with
Windows XP.




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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
No, that will work. I was just confused.
Thanks
Bruce Chambers said:
It depends entirely upon the EULA for each specific software product.
For instance, retail licenses of Office (and many other Microsoft
products) permit the installation of the software onto one desktop
computer and one portable computer, provided that the license owner is
the primary user of both machines, but this has never been the case with
Microsoft operating systems, such as Windows.




Only in thinking that all EULAs are the same. Each software
manufacturer determines the terms of its own products' licensing.




That's normally the case, with most software manufacturers. If you
don't like Symantec's licensing terms, simply use a different product.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
Tom Porterfield said:
Each application has its own license. If Symantec says you need two, then I
would guess that is what there license says. Microsoft Office is an example
of a program where the license does allow you to install it on both a
desktop and a laptop.

Only a retail license for Microsoft Office has that provision. OEM
versions do not, and I do not believe that the educational versions
have it either.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
Tom said:
Each application has its own license. If Symantec says you need two,
then I would guess that is what there license says. Microsoft Office
is an example of a program where the license does allow you to
install it on both a desktop and a laptop.

"There licence" [/sic/]?! Thomas, I'm surprised at you! ;o) I had you down
as an educated man... ;o) <eg>
 
Miss said:
Each application has its own license. If Symantec says you need two,
then I would guess that is what there license says. Microsoft Office
is an example of a program where the license does allow you to
install it on both a desktop and a laptop.

"There licence" [/sic/]?! Thomas, I'm surprised at you! ;o) I had you down
as an educated man... ;o) <eg>

Oops. Hay, if your going two quote my typoes at least dew it correctly.
Eye did get license (licence, lisense, lisence, lisins) rite.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Whendoe's
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups too the newsgroup only.
 
Symantec sells single license products (which you purchased), and multiple
license packs (for 3, 5 10 and so on). On the retail shelf, for NIS and
NSW, you have your choice of single license or 3 license packs. You
purchased a single license product, which entitles you to install it on one
computer, period.
If your intent was to install on more than one computer, then you should
have purchased the 3 pack, as it is often on sale with rebate and is cheaper
than buying two single license packs.

Bobby

Miss Perspicacia Tick said:
Tom said:
Each application has its own license. If Symantec says you need two,
then I would guess that is what there license says. Microsoft Office
is an example of a program where the license does allow you to
install it on both a desktop and a laptop.

"There licence" [/sic/]?! Thomas, I'm surprised at you! ;o) I had you down
as an educated man... ;o) <eg>
 
Tom said:
Miss said:
Each application has its own license. If Symantec says you need
two, then I would guess that is what there license says. Microsoft
Office is an example of a program where the license does allow you
to install it on both a desktop and a laptop.

"There licence" [/sic/]?! Thomas, I'm surprised at you! ;o) I had
you down as an educated man... ;o) <eg>

Oops. Hay, if your going two quote my typoes at least dew it
correctly. Eye did get license (licence, lisense, lisence, lisins)
rite.

Not from where I'm sitting you didn't. ;o) Over here, license, with an 's',
is a verb.
 
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