Windows XP Home EULA problem

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Gordon Darling

From another mailing list

"The supplementary EULA seems to have two interesting tidbits:

1. You are prohibited from installing technologies that compete with
Remote Desktop if you have a Home Edition license. (ie: PCanywhere or VNC.)

2. You cannot host network services on an XP computer for the
non-primary user. (ie: No more Apache.)"

Anyone confirm?

If true both clauses would appear to be unenforceable under European
statute.

Regards
Gordon
 
Gordon Darling said:
From another mailing list

"The supplementary EULA seems to have two interesting tidbits:

1. You are prohibited from installing technologies that compete with
Remote Desktop if you have a Home Edition license. (ie: PCanywhere or VNC.)

2. You cannot host network services on an XP computer for the
non-primary user. (ie: No more Apache.)"

Anyone confirm?

If true both clauses would appear to be unenforceable under European
statute.

Regards
Gordon
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Don't know if true, haven't read supplementary EULA (who does?) but if it
is...
a.) And billyboy wonders why *somefolks* have a bee in their bonnet about M$
b.) I would have thought they'd amend the (american original) EULA to comply
with EU legislation (for copies shipped to EU countries). If they haven't,
they're prats.
 
Gordon Darling schreef:
From another mailing list

"The supplementary EULA seems to have two interesting tidbits:

1. You are prohibited from installing technologies that compete with
Remote Desktop if you have a Home Edition license. (ie: PCanywhere or
VNC.)
Click to expand...

Anti-trust authorities will like to hear that...
2. You cannot host network services on an XP computer for the
non-primary user. (ie: No more Apache.)"
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Sounds like they want to prevent accidentally open services.
That might be a good thing for most XP Home users.

OTOH, current users won't be amused if their OS gets cripled...
Also, this might prevent several popular programs from working properly
(p2p, chat, ...)
If true both clauses would appear to be unenforceable under European
statute.
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But MS can enforce this by technical means, using the built-in firewall.
 
Gordon Darling said:
From another mailing list

"The supplementary EULA seems to have two interesting tidbits:

1. You are prohibited from installing technologies that compete with
Remote Desktop if you have a Home Edition license. (ie: PCanywhere or VNC.)

2. You cannot host network services on an XP computer for the
non-primary user. (ie: No more Apache.)"

Anyone confirm?

If true both clauses would appear to be unenforceable under European
statute.
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THey are illegal under EU rules and therefore unenforcable. Also in the
UK you can sell branded OEM versions and stick them on other brands
etc.
 
Gordon Darling schreef:
2. You cannot host network services on an XP computer for the
non-primary user. (ie: No more Apache.)"
Click to expand...

I think this is only true if you use MS's own firewall?
 
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