That's one possible reading. It could also be seen as making it illegal to run products like PCAnywhere and VNC, or possibly even doing a PalmOS remote hotsynch, without an additional license being purchased.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Benjamin P. Grubin > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 9:02 AM > Subject: RE: [OT]Microsoft makes networked software 'illegal' on > XPunless you pay them... > > > > Err--I think you guys are reading too much into this. The license (to > me, and IANAL), seems to indicate that the workstation cannot be used as > a server unless you purchase server licenses. It strikes me that > language very similar to this has been in the workstation products since > NT4. > > > > Microsoft's XP license agreement says, "Except as otherwise permitted > by > > the NetMeeting, Remote Assistance, and Remote Desktop features > described > > below, you may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, > access, > > display, or run other executable software residing on the Workstation > > Computer, nor may you permit any Device to use, access, display, or > run the > > Product or Product's user interface, unless the Device has a separate > > license for the Product." >
