"John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@mvps.org.NOSPAM> wrote in message
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> Paul, I doubt the sale of goods act would be of much use in this case.

I disagree.

> Relying on 'not fit for the purpose' doesn't really hold water because the
> software is doing exactly what it is supposed to do.

Just because it is doing what it is supposed to do doesn't mean it is fit
for purpose. If the user cannot get it activated on a machine that works
with it, then it isn't fit for the purpose of which it was sold, i.e. to be
able to use it.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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