More MS EULA Fun

Posted by timothy on Sunday August 4, 2002 @01:28AM from the if-a-eula-falls-in-the-forest dept.

gray code writes: "The Register is reporting that Microsoft has placed an interesting wrinkle in the EULA of WinXP SP1 and Win2k SP3 that asks for the same remote admin rights as the Windows Media Player patch that raised such an uproar. I think I'll be leaving my Win2k box at SP2, thank you very much." Update: 08/04 15:05 GMT by T : Helix150 writes that a separate EULA for W2K's SP3 "contains this nasty bit: 'You may not disclose the results of any benchmark test of the .NET Framework component of the OS Components to any third party without Microsoft's prior written approval.' Hmmm..."

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Re:Way to fast, way to perfect by thefalconer · 2002-08-04 02:19 · Score: 0, Flamebait

That man sounds just like one of the PR people from MS. That was produced way to conviniently fast to have been written by a member of slashdot. Plus it was written by anonymous coward, which is another good hint. No self respecting slashdotter would write that. Give it up MS. Your days as the evil empire are over. It's time to bring in Barney to take your place. There's nothing more evil than Barney the purple dinosaur. :)