OpenAmiga (540/964)

From:Martin Baute
Date:18 Sep 2000 at 12:39:37
Subject:Re: AMIOPEN: OT: Microsoft licensing policy, was: Console Market, was: Sega

Hello Staf

On 18-Sep-00, you wrote:

> What's wrong ? This policy has been all the time in the UNIX world. You
> buy a software license for a product on a certain hardware ID. If you want
> to run the software on another machine you have to ask for another
> license. If your OEM doesn't provide a recovery CD just buy from another
> vendor.

I would like to be able to change my motherboard and CPU without
having to pay M$ yet again for the OS. That�s the idea behind the
"IBM compatible" if I am not mistaken.

Or would you like to pay again for your AmigaOS just because you
changed your accelerator board?

Regards


Martin Baute mailto:solar@baud.de http://www.baud.de/solar/
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