Microsoft new rule prohibits .NET benchmarketing

[Zealot]

Permission needed from Grand Mufti of Licensing

MOST OF US just click on those pesky Microsoft licence agreements just to get on with installing them as fast as we can.
But others, probably far more wise, decide to read through the content and ponder its import.

One such person who has done precisely this said there's a new little clause added to all Windows updates which he personally finds hard to stomach.

"* You may not disclose the results of any benchmark test of the .NET Framework component of the OS Components to any third party without Microsoft's prior written approval."

He points out that this significantly affects his ability to trade, as he's a software consultant.

He's often contracted to perform benchmarks on OSes for his clients. This new clause means, he says, that he's got to apply to the Grand Mufti of Licensing and Vole Central just to get permission to do his job.

This, he adds, is not only a significant imposition on him personally, but also threatens to damage his business.

So perhaps we'd all better read right through those licensing agreements before we click the OK button. Although what you do if you're stuck with Windows, heaven alone knows. And it's not saying.

Source: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=5334

It's no big deal actually. EVERYBODY knows VC++.Net is easyer yet slower than VC++ 6.0!

[Zaei]

In short, if the .NET framework is slow, and you find out about it, you cant tell anyone. Then again... we already knew that.

Z.

[JoshT]

Microsoft isn't the first company to put this in license agreements. And MS's Visual Studio license prohibits you from using it to create software that would compete with MS Office...

[Zealot]

So that's why MS Flex Grids won't let you use the grid's cells a la Access!

[msimmons]

Originally posted by JoshT
MS's Visual Studio license prohibits you from using it to create software that would compete with MS Office...

LOL! I never knew that... I guess they do have to cover themselves in that case though.

Michael

[siyan]

Its not like MS would have to worry too much about MSOffice being suddenly toppled.....

-C

[parksie]

It would just collapse in on itself under its own bloat

[Zaei]

Yep. My version of Office will forever be frozen at 2000 =).

Z.

[JungleMan]

I like Office XP, I don't see why everyone got all excited over the Smart Tags in Office XP, all it does is integrates with Outlook and provides a quick menu for certain stuff.

[siyan]

OXP is great if only for the new PowerPoint gimmicks.

-C

[JoshT]

I don't think MS Office is worth the US$600 or so it costs for the Professional version... OpenOffice.org is at a much better price ($0), but I haven't been able to seriously use it enough to truly evaluate it yet. MS Office was worth the $180 Academic price when I bought it, though, hopefully soem day competition will bring down MS's prices

[Pc_Madness]

Isn't Microsoft lowing the prices of Office, as Sun released there little version of Office at a far cheaper price, and is apparently just as good as Ms's version.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

There's one problem. M$ office is already the standard. It's hard to deviant from the standard when competing products can't use the standard.