No question about that, but the Justice Department case against MS also showed that there are limits to how far these things can go. Demanding that the product be used only with another of the company's products may be over the line. Of course, I'm certainly not going to be the one, with my meager resources, to challenge it.

Alan

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