"...a process whereby software purchases itself, or other products in its 'suite'.
E.g. using a virus mechanism, Win2k setup.exe is installed on a server. It then automatically downloads, installs and purchases itself and other MS Back Office products, including CALs for each user account in the domain. MS Money is contacted and the appropriate funds are transferred, including a "Automated Install Fee" of $2.00, a "Bandwidth Usage Fee" of $4.95 and a "Disadvantaged User Fee" of $19.95 (to support federally mandated marketing to Linux users)
Last, the software will call MS' 900 tech support number to open a ticket for help removing any "unwanted" software.
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"...a process whereby software purchases itself, or other products in its 'suite'. E.g. using a virus mechanism, Win2k setup.exe is installed on a server. It then automatically downloads, installs and purchases itself and other MS Back Office products, including CALs for each user account in the domain. MS Money is contacted and the appropriate funds are transferred, including a "Automated Install Fee" of $2.00, a "Bandwidth Usage Fee" of $4.95 and a "Disadvantaged User Fee" of $19.95 (to support federally mandated marketing to Linux users) Last, the software will call MS' 900 tech support number to open a ticket for help removing any "unwanted" software.