Comments on: Software companies are cheating consumers with unfair software licensing agreements http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/21/software-companies-are-cheating-consumers-with-unfair-software-licensing-agreements/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ken http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/21/software-companies-are-cheating-consumers-with-unfair-software-licensing-agreements/comment-page-1/#comment-77417 Ken Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:44:03 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/21/software-companies-are-cheating-consumers-with-unfair-software-licensing-agreements/#comment-77417 In other news, water is wet and fire can burn you. It's a nonissue until a company does something so egregious, popular outrage seeps through to our elected representatives. Considering the lack of understanding the majority has in tech matters, and the amount of money corporations donate to same,I wouldn't hold my breath. In other news, water is wet and fire can burn you.

It’s a nonissue until a company does something so egregious, popular outrage seeps through to our elected representatives. Considering the lack of understanding the majority has in tech matters, and the amount of money corporations donate to same,I wouldn’t hold my breath.

]]> By: Ken Mitchell http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/21/software-companies-are-cheating-consumers-with-unfair-software-licensing-agreements/comment-page-1/#comment-77253 Ken Mitchell Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:15:24 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/21/software-companies-are-cheating-consumers-with-unfair-software-licensing-agreements/#comment-77253 Yes, definitely a catch22 here. I think that there are some regulations in place that may help, but currently "software" is excluded from those regulations. Belgrove had some interesting suggestions in his report. Yes, definitely a catch22 here. I think that there are some regulations in place that may help, but currently “software” is excluded from those regulations. Belgrove had some interesting suggestions in his report.

]]> By: David B http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/21/software-companies-are-cheating-consumers-with-unfair-software-licensing-agreements/comment-page-1/#comment-77239 David B Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:40:39 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/21/software-companies-are-cheating-consumers-with-unfair-software-licensing-agreements/#comment-77239 Yes, nobody reads them. But everybody SHOULD! I don't know the solution though. Perhaps laws should be passed that require EULA's to be written in "plain language"? That will probably just make them even longer though as plain language to describe what a complex legal term describes in one word will be a pain. And then even fewer people will read the even longer EULA's. Sigh. Yes, nobody reads them. But everybody SHOULD! I don’t know the solution though. Perhaps laws should be passed that require EULA’s to be written in “plain language”? That will probably just make them even longer though as plain language to describe what a complex legal term describes in one word will be a pain. And then even fewer people will read the even longer EULA’s. Sigh.

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