Monday 13 April 2009

Reading EULAs before purchasing software

Apparently most software doesn't give you the option of reading the End User License Agreement (EULA) before opening the box and starting to install it. If you don't agree at that point to the terms and conditions, you also can't return the software because the retailer has no way of knowing whether you've taken a copy. So what if someone went and got the EULAs for popular software off the web, printed them out and attached them to boxes while they were still in-store? I'd do it myself, but the follow-through on this one is really more suited to a YouTube video than a blog post, and I don't have the time.

Mokalus of Borg

PS - It probably wouldn't have much effect.
PPS - Most people don't read them anyway.

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