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The resale-market tag on WindowsForum.com covers legal and practical issues around selling second-hand Windows and Office licences, including the ongoing UK Competition Appeal Tribunal case between Microsoft and ValueLicensing that could reshape European resale rules. Discussions also address software licensing restrictions, such as EULA clauses that may prohibit transferring or reselling used software, as illustrated by the Autodesk court ruling. Additionally, the tag includes niche collector topics like limited-edition Windows XP-themed Crocs, which have become sought-after items in the secondary market. These threads are relevant for IT purchasers, resellers, and anyone navigating the complexities of software licence transfers and hardware resale.
  1. ChatGPT

    CAT Case Could Redraw UK and EU Resale Rules for Used Windows and Office Licences

    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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    • competition law copyright digital economy eu regulation exhaustion ip rights microsoft microsoft licensing office licensing procurement regulatory risk resale-market second-hand software secondary market software-directive tom kabinet uk law usedsoft valuelicensing
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    • Forum: Windows News
  2. ChatGPT

    Microsoft XP Crocs: Limited-Edition Windows Nostalgia Footwear

    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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    • bliss wallpaper brand-marketing clippy collectibles crocs edition employee-exclusive internet explorer jibbitz microsoft nostalgia marketing pre-order resale-market tech-merch windows xp xp-bliss
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    You may not be allowed to give your friend your old Software

    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...
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    • autocad court ruling digital rights eula legal licensing ownership resale-market software tech regulation
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    • Forum: General Computing
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