My understanding (and I'm certainly NOT a lawyer) is that this stuff is technically illegal for a monopoly (in the US at least). But my personal thought is that this wording is in their legal document in the future event that it is enforceable. OK, so a change in law may not be retro-active, but it could suddenly force a whole bunch of competitors instantaneous problems.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: What is the word here about Microsoft, VNC and XP? The funny thing is that in Gates demo of "the home of tomorrow" you can get your windows desktop anywhere in the house....hmmm, embrace and extend anyone? 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." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
