On Fri, 10 Feb 2017, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> > Apple is slightly different -- the licence for Mac OS X stipulates
> > that you're only allowed to run it on Apple-branded hardware. This is
> > somewhere between rare and unique, though, and it has recently been
> > relaxed slightly to permit use of hypervisors.
>
> EULAs have the same value as toilet paper and should be used for the same
> purpose.
>
> Legally, they can and have been enforced. So their value is not nil
> when it comes to screwing up someone.
I'd love to see more info on when one was successfully enforced on an
end-user.
Wikipedia is a good start.
ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg
Interesting read, thanks.
g.
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