On Wed, 2006-10-05 at 16:46 -0600, Frank Cox wrote: > On Wed, 10 May 2006 18:18:33 -0400 (EDT) > "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > i can't imagine any legal basis for MS demanding the > > right to wander in and start doing an audit. > > It's my understanding that the ability to walk in and audit with or without > cause is part of the license agreement that you enter into with MS when you > give them your money. > > I'm not sure if it would be binding when it is just part of the EULA that comes > in a box, but it would be binding on those companies who have actual signed > contracts with MS for one thing and another. > If you use the software or the machine it came on in some cases, you have by default accepted the EULA, whether or not you sign anything. > So I'd imagine that they do have a relatively strong legal case that they do > have a right to bust down your door, so to speak. > > I don't use MS software (or any Windows stuff) at all, and I like it that way. > This is one more reason to add to my list of "glad I got out of there years > ago." >
