Re: win95 and IEAK6.0

[Joshua Coombs <network-nanog () gwi net>]

On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 03:25:45PM -0500, Patrick Muldoon wrote:
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> > From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On Behalf
> Of
> > Joshua Coombs
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 3:08 PM
> > To: nanog () nanog org
> > Subject: Re: win95 and IEAK6.0
> >
> >
> > While it may be sooner than some would like, I've no qualms with
> > Microsoft cutting off older versions of software.  Just think how
> > much smoother and stabler Win95 could have been if MS bit the bullet
> and
> > dumped DOS/win 3.1 support?
> >
> > In any case, why do your customers HAVE to use the latest IEAK package
> > to connect to your service?  Is it not possible to keep older versions
> > on hand for older systems?
>
> I believe in the Microsoft Liscense for the IEAK.  That when a new
> version is released you MUST upgrade to it in a reasonable amount of
> time.  I am not sure about the exact wording as it has been a while
> since I messed with the IEAK.

Wow, MS left something to user intruptation in a EULA?!  Heh, welp, to
me a reasonable amount of time would be, oh, 6 years? : )  In all
seriousness, I think that's one of the gray areas that push comes to
shove, one could argue against and win legally.

I'm not a lawyer though, so don't hold me to that.


Joshua Coombs

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