> WBM@USA wrote:
> February 16, 1999
> Protesters Seek Refunds on Windows
> City, Calif. Many carried unopened Windows systems and asked for
> refunds.
> focused on a clause in the Windows license included
> with the software that comes installed on personal computers. That
> clause states that users who do not agree to the terms of the license
> can request a refund.
>
> computers sold throughout the world. For instance, most new machines
> are set up to boot Windows automatically when a user turns them on.
> And in a classic Catch-22, that in itself apparently constitutes an
> implied acceptance of the license, even though there is no way to get
> rid of the Windows operating system without turning the computer on in
> the first place.
Since Microsoft is not giving refunds, alot of people are saying that
the
implicit license means nothing, and that they consider their copies to
be
"freely distributed code".
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