[Nottingham] Microsoft EULA simplified?

[Peter Taylor]

Through the wonders of Twitter I thought I'd try to get a response out of
Microsoft about the dead link, more than half expecting to be ignored,
apparently not.

http://twitter.com/Microsoft/status/2554222376

2009/7/9 Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>

> 19:01 and not fixed.
>
> > and still, as at 1700, not fixed!
>
> >> Still not fixed! (2009/07/09 13:37 -- LEET!)
>
> >>> On these terms, it could almost be usable.... :-)
> >>>
> >>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/eula/pro.mspx
> >>>
> >>> (Assuming they haven't fixed it by the time you see this).
>
> Wow! Now that must rate as the shortest EULA ever.
>
> Very amateurish.
>
> Regardless, I'm sure their Legal Department will argue E&OE or some such
> arcanery for their profit.
>
>
> (You don't think that Douglas Adams has arisen from the dead to pull one
> last joke?...)
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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