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Technet changed T&Cs?

prowla
prowla Posts: 14,304 Forumite
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It looks like Microsoft Technet have changed the T&Cs for use, including limiting the number of licence keys that can be requested in a day, and also expiring some products.

I think it also says that licences will not persist beyond the end of a subscription, whereas before they were perpetual.

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  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    Probably a good move as some people were using Technet installs as client installs and selling them pre-installed on computers treating a technet subsctription as an all-you-can-eat buffet - massively unfair on the legal resellers.
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 14,304 Forumite
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    paddyrg wrote: »
    Probably a good move as some people were using Technet installs as client installs and selling them pre-installed on computers treating a technet subsctription as an all-you-can-eat buffet - massively unfair on the legal resellers.
    But reselling them is breaking the terms of the licence and is effectively software theft.
  • RobTang
    RobTang Posts: 1,064 Forumite
    prowla wrote: »
    But reselling them is breaking the terms of the licence and is effectively software theft.

    I bet the majority of Technet keys are not being used according to its licence...
  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    prowla wrote: »
    But reselling them is breaking the terms of the licence and is effectively software theft.

    Precisely!
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