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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PMS Witch who wrote (47487)	7/5/2000 10:05:00 AM
From: Michael Do	Respond to of 74651

> Message #47487 from PMS Witch at Jul 5, 2000 6:55 AM When I last bought software, the box came with a license agreement spelling out the terms of my purchase. If I didn't wish to be bound by the terms of the agreement, I could return the package for a refund. The license clearly stated that I was purchasing the right to use the software; hence, I now own a 'right of use' only. The last car I bought did not come accompanied with any contracts prohibiting me from selling the car as a whole or in pieces. (I was required to agree not to export the car for one year.) I consider the entire car as my property. So, it probably depends on the terms of the agreement between the purchaser and the supplier of not only cars and software, but most other things too. Cheers, PW. P.S. A news item indicated that Bill Gates'() 959 wasn't certified because it wasn't crash tested --- too expensive for the expected quantity of U.S. imports. () Slippery way to keep the post on topic. < As I indicated previously, all the physical materials in the car is yours to keep including the EEPROM. The content of EEPROM is yours to be utilized in the end product of the car but not licensed to be resold or otherwise. You can go to the authorized dealer to purchase the ECU but not the EEPROM, you are not allowed to modified the EEPROM or ECU at all. BTW, Bill Gates and all 959 never crash test or EPA certified so it is illegal to run on public street but I think he can afford to build his own road:-) Mike