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Microsoft fails to quash second-hand software market
News A UK company that specialises in second-hand software claims to have found a loophole in Microsoft software licensing that has enabled it to continue trading five months after the software giant attempted to stamp out the practice.
[March 6, 2008, 14:09]
Second-hand PC shipments tipped to boom
Talkback No software license fees to pay in the first place on a GNU/Linux machine. All nice and legal, thanks to the GPL.
[September 28, 2005, 17:26]
UK firm sells second-hand Microsoft licences
Talkback What is the difference between paid for software licences and personal computers? In financial terms, they are both capital expenditure that can be re couped when a company goes into liquidation. Microsoft would be wrong to block it, just as it...
[November 13, 2005, 9:36]
UK firm sells second-hand Microsoft licences
Talkback Software isn't usually sold. Others. Usually it's licensed under certain (changing) terms and conditions you may or may not agree with. And usually they come with fine print you might want to research to the fullest to really know what your rights...
[November 13, 2005, 20:49]
UK firm sells second-hand Microsoft licences
Talkback How is the software different from the hardware? So the software developers are automatically better off. It takes some time and money to make one or the other, how much would it cost 1000 units of each ready for sale?
[November 13, 2005, 15:27]
Second-hand PC shipments tipped to boom
News Demand for second-hand PCs is soaring in parts of the developing world, analyst group Gartner reported on Wednesday. The demand for [second-hand] PCs continues to exceed supply, providing opportunistic but potentially lucrative opportunities for...
[September 28, 2005, 15:00]
Microsoft licensing prices tipped to fall
News Licensing prices for Microsoft software are set to plunge because of a second-hand market which has sprung up, thanks to a loophole in its terms and conditions. Second-hand licences will not suit all businesses though, warned David Mitchell...
[November 14, 2005, 16:10]
Second-hand Microsoft licences take off
News A company that began trading in second-hand licences for Microsoft software last autumn has been attracting business from within the UK and internationally. Disclic has been able to sell over 2,500 second-hand software licences from insolvent or...
[April 7, 2006, 16:00]
UK firm sells second-hand Microsoft licences
News Shocked vendors have reacted angrily to the news that Disclic, through discount-licensing.com, has been able to sell second-hand software licences from insolvent or downsizing firms to other businesses with Microsoft's blessing.
[November 10, 2005, 15:00]
The pig farmer's guide to IT politics
Leader More than that, it forbids — on arguable grounds — the second-hand sale of its software. It found someone selling second-hand software on eBay and used legislation designed to protect online media to shut his store, and his livelihood, down.
[September 14, 2007, 17:17]
Counting the cost of counterfeiting
Talkback On the other hand, more then anything, they rather see people using Microsoft software illegally then seeing people using Microsoft alternatives legally. On the one hand they want to cry foul and waive with research that speaks of absurd losses so...
[May 23, 2006, 21:27]
Borland makes another profit
News Borland's return to profitability comes hand in hand with a sharp reduction in the company's expenses. The oft-struggling software company earned $1.5 million during its second fiscal quarter. The company said its JBuilder tools software had done...
[October 22, 1997, 12:59]
SCO's 'Las Vegas code': All show?
News The problem, he says, lies on the one hand in SCO's demands that Linux users buy licences and on the other hand that it has brought trade secret claims against IBM. According to Moglen's analysis, the SCO Group, by attempting "to increase its...
[November 27, 2003, 12:40]
Dell Vostro 1310 review
Reviews On the right-hand side, behind the optical drive, sits a mechanical switch for the Wi-Fi radio with three USB 2.0 connectors behind that. This is a slot loading drive, located on the notebook's right-hand side.
[September 15, 2008, 10:50]
I have a query on this one.
Talkback And why are we putting up with being given 'Terms' to comply with that stop us re-selling our goods second-hand, and at the same time say that if the product doesn't work or causes damage the company isn't liable?
[March 6, 2008, 14:53]
It is only true up to a point
Talkback You can look for second-hand Microsoft software on the web. The first point to be clear on is that all you buy is a license to use the software. The software is owned by Microsoft and they will always own it.
[March 6, 2008, 15:33]
English Language Learners (ELL)
Downloads Using criteria based upon first-hand experience and research based practices, ELL-Observe is a software program that resides on your Palm or Windows desktop/laptop and is synchronized to your Palm OS handheld computer (Pocket PC coming soon).
[February 12, 2004, 6:00]
Dock Clock
Downloads presets included Planet view preset is included so that you can see the progress of the light and dark across the western hemisphere Show/Hide face Customizable colors Thick/Thin border Hourly alarms Quick access to the Date and Time preference...
[September 9, 2007, 8:00]
Contractions Tracker for Women
Downloads On the other hand, you don't want to stay at home too long and give birth in the car on the way to the hospital.There is no set rule on when to head to the hospital. You tell the software when contractions start and end with a press of a button.
[January 30, 2004, 6:00]
phoneAlarm Lite
Downloads Alarm notification on weak battery and phone signal (WM 5.0 only) Customise sound, volume and options for each alarm type in each profile Cutomise ringtone in each profile Custom Email / SMS filtered alarms based on subject or sender Mute device...
[May 8, 2006, 8:00]
