JoAnn Paules said:The license for what?
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
smbellani said:when the products says for upto 03 PCs , does it means one can install
onto
03 PCS beloging to 03 individuals , or it just meant to be licensed to 01
individual having 03 PCs
JoAnn Paules said:No, that is not a legal use of Office.
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
smbellani said:For say my brother, sister & myself each have a PC can we load our
individual
PC
Not in the same house not even in the same country
:
Tony Jollans said:I don't have the Student and Teacher edition so do not know, but what is
the
purpose of the "3 PCs" bit? You are saying that one student living with
his
or her parents could legally use one copy for the three of them (each with
their own PC) but three students living together would need three copies.
So
the real beneficiaries of the student licence are non-student family
members.
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Enjoy,
Tony
JoAnn Paules said:No, that is not a legal use of Office.
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
smbellani said:For say my brother, sister & myself each have a PC can we load our
individual
PC
:
You mean the part about installing on the PCs of 3 members of the same
household?
smbellani wrote:
when the products says for upto 03 PCs , does it means one can install
onto
03 PCS beloging to 03 individuals , or it just meant to be licensed to
01
individual having 03 PCs
JoAnn Paules said:No, that is not a legal use of Office.
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
smbellani said:For say my brother, sister & myself each have a PC can we load our
individual
PC
AR said:I bought office 2003 pro retail; I have two desktops at home, I use both.
Actually, one is mostly used by my wife, and the other by myself.
We use it for non-professional activities, i.e. the closest to the business
use it gets is writing our resumes in Word.
Can I legally install second license on my other desktop?
It would be unfair if Microsoft required purchase of a second license.
JoAnn Paules said:No, that is not a legal use of Office.
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
smbellani said:For say my brother, sister & myself each have a PC can we load our
individual
PC
:
You mean the part about installing on the PCs of 3 members of the same
household?
smbellani wrote:
when the products says for upto 03 PCs , does it means one can install
onto
03 PCS beloging to 03 individuals , or it just meant to be licensed to
01
individual having 03 PCs
Susan Ramlet said:Hi, AR,
To be certain of the terms of the license agreement for the software you
purchased, please read the terms that came with it.
That said, I believe that it is legal to install a single copy of Office
2003 Pro retail on a desktop and a laptop. I don't know why, but it's
basically a single-user license that they have extended to accommodate
people who also have laptops. You could contact a licensing specialist at
Microsoft if you want more information:
Call 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Pacific
time)
and ask to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. (Worldwide
customers can use the Guide to Worldwide Microsoft Licensing Sites to find
contact information in their locations.)
I've called them and have had good luck speaking with a real person for
free.
--
Susan Ramlet
MVP - Office
Please reply to the newsgroups where others may benefit.
AR said:I bought office 2003 pro retail; I have two desktops at home, I use both.
Actually, one is mostly used by my wife, and the other by myself.
We use it for non-professional activities, i.e. the closest to the business
use it gets is writing our resumes in Word.
Can I legally install second license on my other desktop?
It would be unfair if Microsoft required purchase of a second license.
JoAnn Paules said:No, that is not a legal use of Office.
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
For say my brother, sister & myself each have a PC can we load our
individual
PC
:
You mean the part about installing on the PCs of 3 members of the same
household?
smbellani wrote:
when the products says for upto 03 PCs , does it means one can install
onto
03 PCS beloging to 03 individuals , or it just meant to be licensed to
01
individual having 03 PCs
AR said:Susan, thank you for your answer.
I just spoke with a representative (pleasant surprise) and the answer is:
"Installing on two desktops is not legal, even if it's in the same
household." (unpleasant surprise)
The price of additional license is (almost) the same as for the first one.
My opinion is that this is very unfair by Microsoft. There should be some
sort of "household" license as there are many households that have more than
one computer in their home LAN.
NOTE: As stated already in this thread, the EULA permits installing second
license on a laptop (so if you have desktop + laptop you're ok, but not if
you have desktop + desktop... hmmm....)
Susan Ramlet said:Hi, AR,
To be certain of the terms of the license agreement for the software you
purchased, please read the terms that came with it.
That said, I believe that it is legal to install a single copy of Office
2003 Pro retail on a desktop and a laptop. I don't know why, but it's
basically a single-user license that they have extended to accommodate
people who also have laptops. You could contact a licensing specialist at
Microsoft if you want more information:
Call 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Pacific
time)
and ask to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. (Worldwide
customers can use the Guide to Worldwide Microsoft Licensing Sites to find
contact information in their locations.)
I've called them and have had good luck speaking with a real person for
free.
--
Susan Ramlet
MVP - Office
Please reply to the newsgroups where others may benefit.
licensedAR said:I bought office 2003 pro retail; I have two desktops at home, I use both.
Actually, one is mostly used by my wife, and the other by myself.
We use it for non-professional activities, i.e. the closest to the business
use it gets is writing our resumes in Word.
Can I legally install second license on my other desktop?
It would be unfair if Microsoft required purchase of a second license.
:
No, that is not a legal use of Office.
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
For say my brother, sister & myself each have a PC can we load our
individual
PC
:
You mean the part about installing on the PCs of 3 members of the same
household?
smbellani wrote:
when the products says for upto 03 PCs , does it means one can install
onto
03 PCS beloging to 03 individuals , or it just meant to be
to01
individual having 03 PCs
Susan Ramlet said:Yeah, it seems a little archaic--not sure why that would be any different.
But what you bought is a single license...I will be curious to see how
licensing will go for future versions; I wonder if it will change.
Wouldn't
a household license be great? There are enterprise licenses for
businesses,
so why not? I guess it would be difficult to define what a "household"
is.
Anyhow, despite the disappointing answer, I'm glad you at least got one.
--
Susan Ramlet
MVP - Office
Please reply to the newsgroups where others may benefit.
AR said:Susan, thank you for your answer.
I just spoke with a representative (pleasant surprise) and the answer is:
"Installing on two desktops is not legal, even if it's in the same
household." (unpleasant surprise)
The price of additional license is (almost) the same as for the first
one.
My opinion is that this is very unfair by Microsoft. There should be
some
sort of "household" license as there are many households that have more than
one computer in their home LAN.
NOTE: As stated already in this thread, the EULA permits installing
second
license on a laptop (so if you have desktop + laptop you're ok, but not if
you have desktop + desktop... hmmm....)
Susan Ramlet said:Hi, AR,
To be certain of the terms of the license agreement for the software
you
purchased, please read the terms that came with it.
That said, I believe that it is legal to install a single copy of
Office
2003 Pro retail on a desktop and a laptop. I don't know why, but it's
basically a single-user license that they have extended to accommodate
people who also have laptops. You could contact a licensing specialist at
Microsoft if you want more information:
Call 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Pacific
time)
and ask to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. (Worldwide
customers can use the Guide to Worldwide Microsoft Licensing Sites to find
contact information in their locations.)
I've called them and have had good luck speaking with a real person for
free.
--
Susan Ramlet
MVP - Office
Please reply to the newsgroups where others may benefit.
I bought office 2003 pro retail; I have two desktops at home, I use both.
Actually, one is mostly used by my wife, and the other by myself.
We use it for non-professional activities, i.e. the closest to the
business
use it gets is writing our resumes in Word.
Can I legally install second license on my other desktop?
It would be unfair if Microsoft required purchase of a second
license.
:
No, that is not a legal use of Office.
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
For say my brother, sister & myself each have a PC can we load
our
individual
PC
:
You mean the part about installing on the PCs of 3 members of
the
same
household?
smbellani wrote:
when the products says for upto 03 PCs , does it means one can
install
onto
03 PCS beloging to 03 individuals , or it just meant to be licensed
to
01
individual having 03 PCs