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[Jeremy Bowen]

> Tell your friend that he did something illegal, and be aware that you
> are now using pirated software.

No! Hang on a minute. I object to your accusations of me being a pirate.

There is absolutely nothing anywhere that would indicate that upgrading the
firmware is illegal. There are no EULA's in the software or any mention of
this in any manuals and I can find nothing on the web-site. There is nothing
that I have to "click" to agree with when installing new firmware. The
firmware is distributed with no accompanying restrictions.

> The Abatron firmware is available only if you pay  for  the  license,
> then  you  will get one your of updates. After that, you can purchase
> an extension for the next year for 15% or the original price for  the
> license.

Is this like MicroSoft Licensing V6 ?? "You've bought the product but now
you have to keep paying us so you can use it!!"

This is a piece of hardware that I've bought and paid for. I cannot operate
the hardware that I own, without the firmware so the firmware is integral to
the device. If the firmware has bugs in it, should I have to pay for
bug-fixes ?

If that is, in fact, Abatron's business model then I think it sucks.

Upgrading the firmware/BIOS is commonplace in virtually any electronic
device these days. 98% of manufacturers make their BIOS updates available
free. Upgrading the firmware here allowed the product to work correctly.

As it turns out, my company does recieve updates from Abatron which I simply
hadn't applied, but again there is nothing in either the zip file or the
email that indicates anything about any restrictions on the use of the
firmware.

I don't believe I've done anything wrong and I would do the same thing next
time.

If you have any evidence to the contrary, please provide it before spreading
accusations.

Jeremy

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