Please excuse any spam references; someones spam detector is throwing a
hissyfit.
I thought you could resell software provided you sell all of it.
The following is from my Win2K EULA
Software Product Transfer. You may permanently transfer all
of your rights under this EULA only as part of a
permanent sale or transfer of the HARDWARE, provided
you retain no copies, you transfer all of the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT (including all component parts, the media and
printed materials, any upgrades, this EULA and, if
applicable, the Certificate(s) of Authenticity), and
the recipient agrees to the terms of this EULA. If the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT is an upgrade, any transfer must also
include all prior versions of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
Normally OEM (bundled)software is not resellable, and upgrades are mentioned
above.
That still leaves a fair amount of stuff for legit sale.
Do some engineering programs not permit this conditional reselling? If so any idea which ones so I can avoid buying them.
Cheers
Steve McKenzie
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system didnt like your attachment (see note below) but its a good question.
I would also be interested because the "bleeding edge software" isnt
essential and often has bugs. Its getting to be a big issue because you buy
a tool in any other industry it has resale value. Software agreements do not
allow resale or transfer of product.
Given the huge cost of software I beleive this has to change.
there are a few sites and i asked Paul once about buying from them .. I
agree with his answer. Its not safe.eg
SOFTWARE CHEAP <a href="http://www.zdzoft.com/enter.html">http://www.zdzoft.com/enter.html</a>
Ansys 6.0 $ 480.00 SAS IP The key to the ANSYS difference is "multiphysics." ANSYS, Inc. has long recognized that no real-world part ever experiences just structural loading, for example. Environmental factors and the complexity of real-world conditions introduce other physical forces to weigh on even the simplest parts. This is why ANSYS engineering simulation software enables users to analyze parts for behavior under numerous physical forces at once.
This is a heck of a deal... trouble is the software needs an Authorization Code. Often you see COSMOS for sale ... same thing. My guess is the seller doesnt care , he's given you the prgm and got his money. The fact you cant get the auth codes from the software company even if its older is not the software resellers concern. COSMOS, autodesk, coade and ANSYS will not support/allow resales. I suspect everywhere its the same.
<a href="http://oem-cd.biz/adv3/?oem">http://oem-cd.biz/adv3/?oem</a> is another one in Eastern europe that keeps changing its address . I suspect its take the money and run,, and they have your visa number then also..
I got into this when I tried to merge a business. Basically couldnt discounted sell any software assets. Universally the partnership would have to buy new.
PS. I agree Paul does a great job providing a tremendous service..... (there....does that get me out of quarantine jail now?)
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