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Question about acedemic version of Microsoft software.

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ddeder

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If you buy the acedemic version of say Office XP while you are attending school, does your license to use that software expire when you leave school/graduate? If not, I assume you can use that computer/software in your office without worrying about the legality? What if you load the acedemic version to your computer and then a year from now you sell/give the computer to someone. Does the acedemic software need to be removed? Is any of this spelled out in the license agreement?

Now I realize that a bunch of people are going to say "Who cares - just leave the software on the computer and don't worry about it...". I am just curious what the answer to my questions is following the letter of the law.
 
Well, you certainly can't give/sell your computer with it on it without giving the actual software to the people as well. That much I know.

As far as whether or not you could legally transfer it to a non-academic person or continue to use it when you are no longer academic, I don't know. Didn't it come with an agreement?? I'm sure it spells these things out in it.


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No, there's no way in hell they could ask you to give up your software after you leave school. That would cause an uproar.
 
as far as i know, the only limitation on "academic" software is that it has to be used for non-commercial, non-profit, personal purposes. the idea is for people who are working towards a degree to be able to get a handle on teh software before they get out in the workkplace and are expected to know how to use it, or for poor students like me to have a version of office that is compatible with the rest of campus. when u graduate, u can still use it as long as you dont make stuff on it that is going to put $$ in ure pocket.
 
I have had no time limit indication on the Visual Pro packages that I have, and none on the WinME for my boy.

The academic copies (as stated above) are a way of MS to get a foot in the door against competitors and Apple. By getting people aquainted with the products, you will more willing to use them in the real world. The time cost to cross-train on a new product with a different interface and tool set is expensive for most companies.

Apple made great gains in the 80's & early 90's by putting their equipment into the schools. Notice that most graphics and a lot of publishing use the Apple/Mac line.
 
According to the written contrat that I had to sign, it was able to retain the license once I leave Kent State as long as I register the product with MS. It also states that the software is only for personal eductational use so you couldn't use it at work. BTW, most IT departments don't like employees providing their own software since it can create major conflicts with licenses.
 
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