That is a political issue. The fact is that here in the US, the courts have upheld EULAs and shrink wrap licensing.

>And therein lies the entire problem. Software should not be treated any differently than music, books etc. When I buy a CD or a book, I am bound by the same laws of copyright etc that protect the software producers. BUT! I can otherwise do what I like with the product.
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>The whole concept of licensing and eulas in the software industry is a legal nightmare for normal human beings and should be done away with (if not voluntarily, then by Government decree).
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>It also seems to me that requiring that a Microsoft product be used only in conjunction with another Microsoft product directly contravenes the spirit of the Justice department case decisions. I thought tied-sellling was illegal.
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Can you tell me how MS has tied the selling of VFP to the selling of Windows? I see nothing in the EULA that says I have to own Windows to use VFP.