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Originally Posted by Godzil
So for you, using the CD/DVD of Windows (or any licenced application, that you didn't get a licence) that you borrow from your friend is legal?
Sorry do you mean “Pocketbook doesn't provide support for installing their firmware on Bookeen's device” ?
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If he hands me the disc and says, 'Keep it.', yeah, I got no problem with that.
If he brings the disc over, installs it on my machine and then takes the disc back home with him, I have a (minor) problem with that - unless he's saving me the trouble of waiting for a replacement disc from Microsoft - I'm currently at that point regarding my (PAID FOR, do you hear that Microsoft!?!) Alternative Media disc that will allow me to update my legal copy of MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit to Vista Home Premium 64-bit. It's now been nine weeks since the purchase date and three WEEKS beyond the maximum Microsoft estimated delivery date.
So, yeah, it all depends. Of course, some people are so blind as to fair practices that they'd demand that I remove Vista 64-bit until my discs are delivered from MS - which MS refuses to acknowledge sending (or even receiving the order - this despite my printed-out copy of the online receipt) or having received payment for. (Yes, I *have* the bank statement that shows the payment being made.)
If a company cannot be trusted to follow through on it's legal commitments, why should I have to suffer by 'staying legal'??? Answer me that?
Derek