Microsoft’s high-stakes legal gambit in the UK could redraw the map for the entire European market for second‑hand Windows and Office licences, and the preliminary hearing now before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) is already exposing fault lines that matter to resellers, IT purchasers...
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Microsoft’s surprise anniversary drop — a limited-edition pair of Windows XP–themed Crocs — has already become a viral grail piece, launching as an employee-exclusive preorder at a reported price of $80 with a public release reportedly planned by Microsoft. daper is one of the most culturally...
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Better read the EULA before you give away or sell an old version of software that you no longer use. According to a recent court ruling, if it is so stated in the EULA that the producer of a piece of software retains ownership and you are only licensed to use it, you can only remove the product...