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Re: Another: can't not buy Win95 on Dell or Gateway

To: mstone@vc.net
Subject: Re: Another: can't *not* buy Win95 on Dell or Gateway
From: James Love <love@cptech.org>
Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 20:50:36 -0400
Cc: Multiple recipients of list AM-INFO <am-info@essential.org>
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Mitch Stone wrote:
> In fact, this adds an interesting wrinkle to the whole question. The OEMs
> aren't so much forcing customers to buy a product, but to subscribe to a
> licensing agreement. Can an individual be compelled to enter into a
> contract against his will? How binding is such a contract, I wonder?

    Hence the relevance of Cem Kaner's post on UCC 2b modifications.

    Jamie


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