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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. Linux? by Amsterdam+Vallon · · Score: -1, Troll

    I know this sounds clichayed, but if you can't take the EULA stay out of the propritary kitchen.

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  2. CompUSA is at fault here by stand · · Score: 0, Troll

    What kind of brain dead store policy doesn't allow you to return software? It's not like it gets dirty or something. (though I suppose that may not be true for all work environments.)

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  3. Spelling? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I know this may sound incomprehensible to you, but if you can't master the basics of English spelling, stop fucking posting.....or post in your own damn language, if that's your excuse. You ESL, euthenizing, fuck.

  4. Re:Seems ... by agallagh42 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Cars don't come with service manuals, so why should software absolutely have to come with source?

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  5. Land on M$, draw a free cheap shot card! by Thud457 · · Score: 1, Troll
    "If Microsoft or Symantec doesn't keep up their end by letting you return it then the EULA should be null and void and you should be able to install it on all your computers or whatever you wish."

    Eeeeeewwwwww! Then she'd have a bunch of computers with Windows on it!

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  6. She has no right to do this by kmweber · · Score: -1, Troll

    So some California broad purchased software without knowing what she was getting herself into...and now she refuses to accept responsibility. If you don't like that you can't review a software license before purchasing software, then simply don't purchase the software.

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  7. Re:This is the... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Woot! finally managed to get a comment modded.
    Posting intelligent or interesting comments wasn't working, so I decided to try an alternate approach.

  8. Re:In Soviet Russia... by slackerweb · · Score: -1, Troll
    In Soviet Russia the EULA violates YOU!

    And how is that different from America?

  9. Re:That is her point by cscx · · Score: -1, Troll

    At one point, all software installation disks came in a EULA sealed envelope

    I still have Windows 3.1, an old Microsoft C compiler, and DOS disks that came in those sticky envelopes. They had the EULA printed right on the envelope, and there was a big label over the opening that said "Do not open this unless you agree to the terms below." Or something.