I knew a few people who used to work for Communicate. License agreements have always been way too one sided for the software companies, but this goes way, way too far. It limits your freedom of speech. I hope someone in the US picks up on this and sues their asses off - preferably the Feds. Use MS Word to write disparaging remarks about Microsoft, and you break your license agreement and are subject to legal damages.
Software licenses go way way too far.
This example ain't even extreme any longer. If you want more info on the potential evil plans of the Redmond Giant, check out this article over at InfoWorld . Okay so Jeanette and I just finished watching the new Enterprise Star Trek show. But before I get into that, boy, was Jean really, really upset I put that picture of her up in the last rant. Okay, so we're watching the show.