>Of course, that guys are an issue. The licensing of some products are really,
>really something.
>
>I know that the EULA license makes the life more difficult and is a warranty for
>the folks of some M$ model the revenue. But If I buy a car, I can share my car
>with whoever I want and can put muy car in any parking that I prefer without
>the fear of that someone come and tell me: "Hey you can't put YOUR car in that
>parking area you must put that in only one parking area, otherwise you will be
>punished", or the other "YOU can NOT share your car with your wife if you do,
>you will be punished".
>
>That way of thinking is not just monopolic, but MONOLITIC AND CLOSE. I
>understand that any company needs revenue, but 1.000.000.000US$ in one year only
>for sell WinXX (XP or whaterver X you want) under this politics is ... I don't
>know what to say.
>
>Regards.
>
>Melvin


Now, I ain't a defendin M$----but, It'd be a license to use something that ain't quite tangible that youre a spendin money on. I mean it's all just ether on that disk. Cars and what not are products, an' although we might talk of tools and such when we speak of software, it's closer to music, theater and the like. You can't really do what you like with them either. And a lot of tangible products will get you into hot water if you use them as an image of the manufacturer that the manufacturer feels diparages their good robber-baronesque mystique that they pay good money to PR firms to create.