> Licensing, and specifically the EULA, was popularized by Microsoft Without sounding like an old carmudgeon, but "Licensing" and "EULA"'s were around long bef

> Licensing, and specifically the EULA, was popularized by Microsoft Without sounding like an old carmudgeon, but "Licensing" and "EULA"'s were around long before MS arrived on the block and were already "popularized" within the IT business. MS, Apple etc just picked up where the old minicomputer and mainframe hardware and software vendors left off.