[Nottingham] Microsoft EULA simplified?

[Jim Moore]

...as of now, 2300, the page throws a 404

On 7/9/09, Peter Taylor <nickstone at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>> Martin Lomas
>> martin at ml1.co.uk
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