Posts by dualcells

US woman sues again over XP 'downgrade', seeks class action

Licence terms are available without purchase

Type the following words into a google search: microsoft licence terms

The first result I found was link to a searchable list of Microsoft product licence terms. http://www.microsoft.com/About/Legal/EN/US/IntellectualProperty/UseTerms/Default.aspx

No one forces me to buy a brand of product, Kraft isn't the only box of Mac & Cheese in the grocery store.

Some people are receptive to suggestive sales (i.e. Would you like fries? Coke to drink?) If all she was offered was a computer loaded with a Microsoft Windows OS, is that the same as losing a bet to a buddy and you HAVE to buy the next round?

Throughout school I used Mac computers, when I was shopping for my first computer I wanted to buy a Mac. I went to a store and the salesperson showed me a Compaq Presario with Windows 98. It came with a printer and a scanner. In retrospect I feel I should have bought the Mac I went in to buy.

START > Run > winver > click on "Microsoft Software License Terms"

21. LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES. You can recover from Microsoft and its suppliers only direct damages up to the amount you paid for the software. You cannot recover any other damages, including consequential, lost profits, special, indirect or incidental damages.

If you've bought a boxed computer with an included OS that you don't want why buy it in the first place? It's akin to buying a car with leather interior and then saying to the car dealer "I want 'X' trim package but I want to downgrade the leather to cloth seats"

There are plenty of businesses that will custom build a computer to your needs, so why throw money away?

In the local jurisdiction where I live the cost of merely opening a court file (consultation & filing fees) to start this type of action would be enough to buy me a couple netbook computers or even a laptop (which could easily come with Windows XP installed)

I've dropped my two cents on the table, if you don't like them don't pick them up.

MS hits back in Security Essentials row

You have to make a choice

Search google with the following words: windows 7 free antivirus microsoft.com

The first hit is "http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/windows-7.aspx"

At the top of the page it says "We recommend that you install security software to help protect your computer from viruses and other security threats, and that you keep your security software up to date." There are more than two dozen suggestions of software vendors.

I had to choose what program was installed, it was not automatically rolled out through the windows update service.