Microsoft Revises Vista Licensing to Appease Enthusiasts

[dbarrow]

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4802

Customers may uninstall Vista and install it to another machine as many times as they wish

Microsoft has given in to pressure from enthusiasts and many in the industry over licensing in Windows Vista. The Redmond-based company has stirred up much confusion and controversy with the language of its Vista retail licensing, but the company is now looking to put all of those fears and concerns to rest. ...

[Tortanick]

On the one hand thats good news, on the other hand that will help monopolysoft survive longer.

[jflan]

Well, thank goodness they're not the only show in town or they would be trying to tighten the screws even more.

Come to think of it, not thank goodness, thanks open-source.

[Tortanick]

And the EU, thank the EU.

Wow those words sound so wrong.

[jflan]

Yes, thanks to the EU for keeping the pressure on.

JF
Who wonders if M$ were a European-based company, would things be different?