[Graham Mayor]

OK thanks - but I still think you might be hard pressed to find a legitimate
use for the software given the wide ranging exclusions..

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



JoAnn Paules wrote:
The EULA says that if you don't agree to it, stop and return the
software.
"BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT
THEM, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. INSTEAD, RETURN IT TO THE RETAILER FOR
A REFUND OR CREDIT.
If you cannot obtain a refund there, contact Microsoft or the
Microsoft affiliate serving your country for information about
Microsoft's refund policies.
See www.microsoft.com/worldwide. In the United States and Canada,
call (800) MICROSOFT or see www.microsoft.com/info/nareturns.htm."




"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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Hmmm. On that basis, it is difficult to see what legal use you could
put the program to. The application is, for example, widely sold to
educationalists. It could be argued that education is a 'commercial'
endeavour. I wonder too to what extent purchasers of the software are
aware of the limitations imposed when they pay their money for the
product i.e. before they get as far as being able to read the EULA?
And if they did not agree, could they then get their money back on
the basis that it cannot be used for a legitimate home user task,
that may later have a commercial application e.g. writing a novel?

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




JoAnn Paules wrote:
When you installed the Home and Student version, *you agreed* that
it would not be used for commercial endeavors. Doesn't matter if
you're freelance or not. You can't even use it to do volunteer work
for a non-profit oprganization.


"RBlan" wrote in message
...
It really irritates me to see that "not-commercial use" line on the
Home and
Student version title bar -- it almost says "you'll never sell
this, you fool!" This restriction was not mentioned on the product
information when I
was selecting this software. I certainly didn't need the
'Enterprise" edition.

I suppose that since a novel or even a screenplay manuscript has
nothing that can't be done in .rtf that one could save as .rtf ,
open in Wordpad and
then save again and/or print from a program that, as far as I know,
does NOT
prohibit 'comercial use'. This really irritates me. The license
mentions 'business' use, and if I were writing a screenplay on a
movie studio's machine, that would be clear, but what about
freelancers? --RBlan