Yes it's completely transferable (at least it says so in the 99SE license), and it's the most generous policy I've seen with a s/w vendor. People shouldn't go buying ones on ebay if they truly are not transferable because this will be taken away if abused.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter W. Richards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 3:03 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] The going price for P99SE on Ebay > > > >Ok guys this has been beat to death here, lets talk > technical and leave > >the business ethics >for elsewhere. > > Seriously! It's Ebay--Caveat emptor. End of story. If you > think $2K is an unfair price, don't bid. > > Stupid question--is one's license to use Protel actually > legally transferable? Most software licenses (esp. for CAD > stuff) I've seen seem to prohibit selling the license to > another party. (apologies if this starts another war!) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 5:07 PM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] The going price for P99SE on Ebay > > > Yes - he was willing to pay the price - if he had to. > > But, the motivation was not that he wanted it, not that he > needed it, but to raise the price so others would no longer > be able to win at a lower price, and hope that someone would > outbid him so he wouldn't have to pay. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Sumner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 6:01 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] The going price for P99SE on Ebay > > > Mr. Lomax placed his bid and was ready to buy it at that > price. Someone else was willing to pay a bit more. If I > needed another license, I would have made a bid myself, > possibly much higher (it went rather cheaply compared to what > I paid for 3.5 and upgrades to 99se), but I don't and I > didn't. That's called an "auction", and I have no argument with it. > > Richard Sumner > > > > At 03:52 PM 1/9/2003 -0800, you wrote: > > >'Abd ul-Rahman Lomax' said: > >"I placed a bid on that license even though I'm short of cash (I bid > >$2025) simply because I couldn't stand to see it go for under $2,000. > >I'm trying to sell an extra 99SE license for $4500! (OBO)." > > > > > > > >I (and others may) still think that the attitude; > > > >I see someone on Ebay selling the same product that I do. > It is now at > >a very low price, maybe lower that what I pay. I do not > want anyone to > >get this product for this low a price because of how it may > effect me > >and the market. I have no desire to buy this product myself > right now, > >but I will bid a significantly higher price to prevent > anyone else from > >getting a lower price, and if I get that price, I am willing > to pay for > >it. > > > >...as being quite selfish, and against the basic principal > of auctions. > > > >I know that this probably happens all the time, and that there is > >little that can be done about it. > > > >I would also point out that if the seller engages in this kind of > >activity, that this is explicitly against the bidding > policies, and can > >be reacted to quite vigorously by the auctioneer. I would also > >consider this behavior contrary to the free market, and > could even be > >considered market manipulation > >- ala Enron, etc. > > > >Now, if you wanted to get into a typical bidding competition, this is > >exactly the spirit of auctions, and may have resulted is a > similar or > >higher ending price - whether you won or not. > > > >I would recommend it may be safer not share your > participation in this > >kind of activity in the future - regardless how benevolent or 'fair' > >you may consider your motivations to be. > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
