Microsoft Must be held accountable.

Lloyd D Budd lloyd-fEEwcc3XMu8jODpR/OX0VQ at public.gmane.org
Sat Oct 11 14:47:36 UTC 2003


On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 12:38, Keith Mastin wrote:

> > But shouldn't MS be held responsible for the ridiculous ease with which
> > these people can compromise Windows software?
> 
> Why? Read the EULA. You are not forced to purchase, or to use the
> software. 
Actually, based on discussions here and everywhere, people do seem to be
forced to "purchase" MSWin.  *Once* those people have chosen many PC
retailers -- ie it seems absurdly difficult to get a refund for OEM
MSWin.

> There is no guarantee that [MSWin] will work. 
Just because it is written does not make it so... the validity of EULAs
appear to regularly be legally threatened/disputed, and the decisions go
both ways.  Depending on the legal implications you would have to  prove
that there was negligence, maliciousness, etc, and quantify the damages
incurred.

It does seem that the professional opinion is that MSWin needs to
(continue) be help accountable in areas like interoperability and
security.  How to hold them accountable is where the professional
opinions diverge.

Cheers,
Lloyd

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