| Source that Microsoft lied? Gov Exhibit 17. There are probably many more. I'm not finding this via Google searches... What incantation should I use? Which parts of the exhibit are
you referring to? [edit: I did find this, which is from the defense. The defense doesn't claim that Microsoft stated that the value of each restore disk was $25. "The Government provided no proof of the price at which the Microsoft software was sold in any market without a license or product key. Indeed, the Court had no proof that Windows software was ever sold in any market at any price without a license or product key. Thus, the Court had no basis to determine the retail value of the infringed item, i.e., the Microsoft software without a license or product key. With no proof of the retail value of the infringed item, the Court was left to assume that the Windows software without a license and product key had the exact same retail value as an installation disc with Windows software, a license, and a product key sold to refurbishers. In concluding that the infringement value of the software was $25 - the price charged to refurbishers for an installation disc with copy of the Windows software together with a license and a product key – the Court apparently did so." https://resource-recycling.com/e-scrap/wp-content/uploads/si... ] There are about three or four lies on there, which anybody familiar with the computer recycling business can confirm. For those of us who aren't familiar with the computer recycling business (myself included) could you confirm them? The rest of your comment is speculation. |