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Microsoft Improves Its Licensing Terms

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the linux-competition-has-salutary-effect dept.

prostoalex writes "Microsoft offers to pick up the legal tab, in case anyone gets pulled to court for using its products. News dot com dot com has a rather informative outline of new policies: Microsoft will cover unlimited expenses on injury and infringement claims, the company quadrupled the warranty on its products to a 12-month length, and the companies audited for licensing compliance will now get a 30-day warning instead of 15-day one."

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  1. god, they're obvious... by EnderWiggnz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    SCO is going to sue the crap out of anyone using linux, and MSFT is floating a protection policy.

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  2. Re:Clever? Diabolical.. read this. by jkrise · · Score: 3, Redundant

    Are software users really liable for the behavior of third parties?

    Now, assume SCO alleges that HP put SCOde into Windows, and you, a Windows user has to pay $1,500 per UnixWare license to cover your arse. Now, what MS is saying is this:
    Microsoft agreed to pay all legal fees for volume license customers who got sued because of Microsoft, but only up to the value of the software they bought.

    In other words, even if MS pays you $200 per seat which is the cost of a Corporate license roughly, you're still facing a $1.300 liability from "litigious bastards" such as SCO!

    Instead of suffering more virus attacks and Slammer worms and still being faced with litigation, why not switch over to Linux? Legal risk? Let SCO sue me first, then we'll see.

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