> > Apple is slightly different -- the licence for Mac OS X stipulates > > that you're only allowed to run it on Apple-branded hardware. This is > > somewhere between rare and unique, though, and it has recently been > > relaxed slightly to permit use of hypervisors. > > EULAs have the same value as toilet paper and should be used for the same > purpose. > > Legally, they can and have been enforced. So their value is not nil > when it comes to screwing up someone.
I'd love to see more info on when one was successfully enforced on an end-user. Wikipedia is a good start. ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg Microsoft v. Harmony Computers Novell v. Network Trade Center Ariz. Cartridge Remanufacturers Ass'n v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc.
