I hate micro$oft too, but..... (Score 1)

There's no question that this is another blatant example of microsoft's bullying techniques used to repress ANYTHING that threatens it's profits. However, as far as the legitimacy of what they are doing is concerned, they *might* be allright here. Ever read a software license agreement? Just about every one will grant the user rights to use a copy of the software, but not actually rights of ownership of the actually software copy. So even if you bought the software, you do not actually own it in the sense that you can sell it, etc. go figure. However, my point is, since this is clear legal issue, what microsoft and ebay are doing is merely the same super-aggressive proffiteering you get from them anyway, not something corrupt.
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Oliver Sosinsky