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That's a very good point. Things like those should be Illegal. Not the 'time bomb'/"genuine advantage' but the fact that people lie to you during the sale. a
by gcb0 14y ago
That's a very good point.
Things like those should be Illegal.
Not the 'time bomb'/"genuine advantage' but the fact that people lie to you during the sale.
a Trial Period is explicit. Renting is explicity. time bomb and genuine advantage or how microsoft is selling Office at staples nowadays is not! it's criminal and devised to take money out of the likes who still pay AOL on top of Cable for Internet.
- yuhong 14y ago"time bomb and genuine advantage or how microsoft is selling Office at staples nowadays is not!" What do you mean?
- gcb0 14y agomicrosoft is selling it's subscription model version of office, along with other software that is not subscription based. so basically they are making people believe they are buying office when they are renting it for a year.
- logn 14y agoGenuine Advantage and related DRM philosophical issues aside, I don't see a problem with deactivating a product designed on behalf of a client who hasn't paid. Not warning them is tricky (and not sure if it even serves a purpose), but even if they sue you, just file a counter-suit for an unpaid invoice.
- gcb0 14y agoexactly, not warning them. that's why when i see microsoft 'selling' office to people that are used to buying office and they do not realize they are 'renting' it for a year, i think it should be illegal.