It’s worth noting the Microsoft Services Agreement is interpreted in Washington which has rules about noncompetition covenants, it seems sketchy to use licenses

It’s worth noting the Microsoft Services Agreement is interpreted in Washington which has rules about noncompetition covenants, it seems sketchy to use licenses and service terms to restrict competition from others just because they’re not employees (non-employees don’t even have the rejected justification of employment which seemingly doesn’t validate noncompetition covenants in WA except under really specific conditions and high pay) Seems like a big commercial company which uses noncommercial licenses to restrict trade is just writing a different kind of noncompetition covenant and it ought not be allowed or enforceable. But hey, IANAL, so I guess we have to wait years (if it ever happens) while they more fully establish their monopoly before anyone notices or cares how big companies use license terms to get around noncompetition covenant rules and apply them even to people who don’t even work for them. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.62 https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.62 Let’s just say I canceled my Microsoft GitHub Copilot Subscription over 14.q.iii fine print one liner in https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement