On 1/21/02 10:28 PM, "Zachary Braverman" typed with an earnest demeanor: > > I know that Office X precludes the same program from being operated by two > machines on the same network, but does this include the Internet as a whole? > I don't think Office X looks outside the local area network. However, there is an important distinction that Microsoft makes in its licensing scheme that I think is dishonest, unethical, and downright stupid.
The scheme will not permit you do use ANY COMPENENT of Office on your desktop if ANY COMPONENT of Office is running on your notebook. Ie if you are cheking your mail with Entourage on your notebook you cannot use Word on your desktop. Office Mac is 4 DIFFERENT programs but Microsoft, for licensing purposes, treats them as one. Obviously Microsoft is trying to say, "We want every penny in your piggy bank." However, given the realities of the computer world, what they are really saying is, "Hey, use your browser, go to one of those sites we all know about, and just grab a pirated license." I seldom agree with the super pundit Dvorak, but he has a column up on PCMag right now about piracy and the software industry's license Gestapo that I really do agree with. Microsoft WANTS people to pirate software so it can catch them at it and get massive fines. david ======================================================================== Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable. ~~ Bobby Bragan david mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
