That's one possible reading. It could also be seen as making it illegal to run products like PCAnywhere and VNC, or possibly even doing a PalmOS remote hotsynch, without an additional license being purchased.
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Benjamin P. Grubin Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 9:02 AM Subject: RE: [OT]Microsoft makes networked software 'illegal' on XPunless you pay them...
Err--I think you guys are reading too much into this. The license (to me, and IANAL), seems to indicate that the workstation cannot be used as a server unless you purchase server licenses. It strikes me that language very similar to this has been in the workstation products since NT4.
Microsoft's XP license agreement says, "Except as otherwise permitted
by
the NetMeeting, Remote Assistance, and Remote Desktop features described below, you may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, access, display, or run other executable software residing on the Workstation Computer, nor may you permit any Device to use, access, display, or run the Product or Product's user interface, unless the Device has a separate license for the Product."