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Generally one COA or license per running copy is the rule. If you don't even have it installed you have nothing to worry about.
Commercial licensees pay for a certain number of 'seats' so that one license can apply. This is not your problem either.
The new Windows 7 Release Candidate is a freely available download and apparently any one of a dozen or so keys will work for an install. I haven't compared my license to others on the list.
Also many commercial copies of Windows come pre installed and the license is often physically installed on the outside of the computer somewhere. So in effect that computer will always be legal with that version of Windows. If you sell the computer the COA goes with it. This is parallel to what you intend, selling the software with the license included. It's legit.
Commercial licensees pay for a certain number of 'seats' so that one license can apply. This is not your problem either.
The new Windows 7 Release Candidate is a freely available download and apparently any one of a dozen or so keys will work for an install. I haven't compared my license to others on the list.
Also many commercial copies of Windows come pre installed and the license is often physically installed on the outside of the computer somewhere. So in effect that computer will always be legal with that version of Windows. If you sell the computer the COA goes with it. This is parallel to what you intend, selling the software with the license included. It's legit.
My heart bleeds for microsoft and their financial losses.
So since they can afford to take the hit, that makes it ok? Glad to hear you're such a stand up guy.
Stealing is stealing, no matter who you steal from.My heart bleeds for microsoft and their financial losses.
it's funny, in real life i don't run into nearly as many holier than thou goody goodies as i do on forums... its really not that big of a deal
Fixed that for ya.
You: +1 pack of gum
Store : +0 money for gum
You: +1 software suite
Programmers: +0 money for software suite
Exact. Same. Thing.
I'm positive you can have two computers sharing a key. I think you can have up to three but not certain.
Me + 1 pack of gum
Store -1 pack of gum
Me +1 copy of Office
Programmers -0 copies of Office
Copyright infringement doesnt make it any less legal or ethical, but its more correct, grammatically.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/steal
I have (hypothetically, of course) taken nothing from MS, i only made a copy of the disc data. MS lost nothing because it cost them nothing when i (once again, hypothetical) copied my friend's disc. Had i gone into Best Buy and lifted a box of Office from their shelves we would have theft.
Too true, it'd be hard to argue that stealing gum is copyright infringement.
Grammatically my sentence was fine. Semantically, well that could be argued. Either way your argument is against forum policy.
I believe that you can install it on up to 3 computers you own.
One license per person, not per computer. That's how Adobe does it.
One license per person, not per computer. That's how Adobe does it.
Yep, you have three product keys so you can install it on three machines;
http://www.officeformac.com/.59b74fc5
http://www.officeformac.com/.59b74fc5
I won't get into legal debates, but if you use Little Snitch to block outgoing connections, you can install as many as you want.
But this is intellectual property, which means it comes in under that definition you cited, the "To take (the property of another) without right or permission" part. Intellectual property isn't physical, but it's still property.
then you violate the agreement you make with MS when you install the program. Come on people, belly up to the bar and pay for the program.
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