Comment by dybber

3 years ago

How does these EULA’s work if you buy a used car? I suppose manufacturer doesn’t really know if the car has been sold and the new owners haven’t accepted the terms?

Well, how do the shrink-wrapped EULA's work when you sell a computer? What is Microsoft's position on you selling your windows license to a third party? I expect that car manufacturers will eventually take a similar line. But it won't be a big deal for very long. As we will soon all be paying subscriptions to use our cars, license transfers will be balled up into the transfer fees paid when you move your ongoing subscription commitment to the person buying your physical car. The manufacturers will supervise the process.

  • >>What is Microsoft's position on you selling your windows license to a third party?

    It's 100% allowed within the EU, even for OEM licences. There have been multiple court cases about this and microsoft lost every single one. But I guess that's not what you were implying?

  • How will this happen if we don't accept it?

    • What does this mean? How do you "not accept this"? Are you jumping up and down now interior pictures are leaked from your Toyota? Do you not pay for recurring fees of licenses? Do you send an angry phone call in the general direction of Toyota HQ?

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