I meant the EULA changing with each new release of the software. Although Rick & Craig definately have a point with the occasions that EULA changes and you are either asked to click again or notified by mail and are considered to have consented if you continue to use the product.

@Craig: not only is there a difference with shrink wrapped and online: as those EULA clauses fall into the area of commonly used rules, they are also checked not to be in violation of "typical" rules - dunno if that is as prevalent in the US as over here, but clauses slipped into such a contract are sometimes voided by german courts, as was the case of MS trying to forbid by legal means moving the bought software.
So even if you accepted the EULA, those portions in violation of "typical rules" as defined by german law were still not enforcable by MS. Also some court rulings exist where the EULA totally was diregarded, as the terms were not agreed upon at the time of sale - usually the way around this is today that terms more uncommon are offered before online sale is made.

>This may not be helpful, and I am not an attorney. but there is no way to legally change an EULA once issued. IOW if you purchasedthe software under terms X,Y, and Z, it is not legally permissible for MS to change those terms to your detriment.
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>>>There has been speculation in the press..and I said the same thing before reading it... that the Windows 8 UI (Metro) is the way of the future. RT is the way of the future, meaning no desktop apps. There are advantages and disadvantages to this for both the user and Microsoft. However, Microsoft has not said anything about this. The next version of Windows, supposedly is code named Blue. Mary Jo Foley says it will be out farily soon. Guess we'll know more then.
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>>Hopefully without going to deep into conspiracy theo[log/r]y, a few days ago minor shitstorm was here as MS
>>was said to have changed EULA again, linking OEM OS and Office to particular machines (AFAIR via UEFI).
>>I have paid MS for quite a few iterations of Office, OS and Studio and the circus when moving to a new machine
>>with the newer versions regularly PO's me regally.
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>>For me too big in the "disadvantages" camp ;-)