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Re: [OM] Wildly off-topic FS post

Subject: Re: [OM] Wildly off-topic FS post
From: Thomas Heide Clausen <T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 03:04:42 +0100
Maybe there are better places to discuss the details of software
licenses than on the Olympus mailing list? :)

Just a helpfull suggestion.....

--thomas

On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 12:41:57 +1100
"John Wheeler" <wheelej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> G'day Zuiks,
> 
> Unless I'm very much mistaken, a review of Tom's original Microsoft
> licence text may very well state that said licence is
> NON-transferable. Has he read it?
> 
> John.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim Brokaw
> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 10:15 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Wildly off-topic FS post
> 
> 
> Larry -- I'm not sure I understand you...
> 
> Tom's trying to resell a legitimately-purchased 'instance' of
> WinXP. Someone(probably Tom) paid Microsoft the big $$$ for the
> reward of all the benefits of WinXP, those programmers' hard work
> and effort, and Microsoft has already paid them, so they have been
> rewarded already. Now the original purchaser has moved on (to a
> different legitimately-acquired 'instance' of the same XP, but
> that's really beside the point) and wishes to resell this
> first'instance'. This isn't taking anything from those programmers,
> as they have been compensated for their efforts in creating each
> 'instance' as has Microsoft for its strategic business brilliance
> (and monopolistic practices...)
> 
> Seems like what you're suggesting is similar to saying that after
> you have purchased and driven a new car, and then have subsequently
> purchased a different new car you can't resell the first
> (previously driven, now used) car. Otherwise you are somehow
> depriving those poor autoworkers and executives of the profit that
> the used car buyer would generate by buying a new car instead. So
> there should be no resale without giving the equivalent of the
> first-time-around profit to GM or Ford yet again...
> 
> Am I to believe that you are suggesting there should be no private
> resale market for software (or autos)?
> 
> I'm *sure* Bill Gates and Bill Ford would *love* that...!
> --
> 
> Jim Brokaw
> OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
> 
> 
> on 2/28/03 8:43 PM, Larry at halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > But, the people who designed that program should get a cut from
> > the person buying it from you. It's better to direct them to
> > where they can get a
> fresh
> > copy for the $175. This way the programmers will get at least
> > something
> from
> > that person.
> >
> > Giving you $99, and then benefitting with the joys, and ease, and
> convenience
> > of Microsoft Windows XP, and how it might help his business,
> > making him
> maybe
> > lots of money --- and the programmers who spent hours and days
> > and months designing and testing the program will get...nothing
> > at all from him. They should get some of the money, I think.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > Tom Scales wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> So, I now have a 'spare' copy of the XP Pro upgrade.
> >>
> >> Retail: $199
> >> About the best price I've seen: $175.
> >>
> >> Available to a list member: $99 shipped (US) -  I can't legally
> >export
> it.
> >>
> >> It's the upgrade version and includes the appropriate key. 
> >You'll have
> to
> >> call MS once (800 number, takes 5 minutes) to activate it to
> >you.>
> >> Tom
> 
> 
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  M.Sc in Computer Engineering

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