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California EULA Lawsuit

Posted by michael on from the props dept.

burgburgburg writes "News.com has this story about a California woman suing Microsoft, Symantec and others, seeking class-action status on behalf of all Californians who've bought software including Norton Antivirus 2002, Norton Systemworks and Windows XP Upgrade. She claims that the companies have devised a scheme to sell software licenses without allowing purchasers to review the license prior to sale. She also claims that people who reject the license cannot return the software to the store. She bases this on her rejecting the EULAs for the software mentioned above, going back to CompUSA and being told she couldn't return them because the boxes were opened."

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  1. Re:Mmmm... Litigilicious... by seier · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Okay that's a load of bull. The only way a particular operating system isn't prone to very many virusses is if it doesn't do hardly anything. The reason MS's OS's have far and away the most security flaws and virusses is two-fold:
    More people can develop for windows than any other platform
    More people use windows than any other platform (A huge target)
    Thanks,
    Christian

  2. stupid lady by cp5i6 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    and buying software does not imply agreement

    for those of you who still buy software.. it still comes wtih one of those stickers that sayz if you rip the sticker off you've agreed to the eula..

    stupid people making stupid law suits with no merit...

    this one ranks up there with the mcdonalds lawsuit... as in I ddin't know eating burgers could make me fat..

    or I didn't know ripping the sticker that says i agree to the eula would say i agreed to the EULA..


    Lawyers only thrive because there are even more stupid people in america