Updated: July 12, 2020 (September 16, 2002)

Notable EULA Clauses

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Some Supplemental End User License Agreements (EULAs) appear to make substantial changes to the operating system (OS) Product EULA. This table shows several clauses encountered in bringing Windows 2000 Professional up to date with available service packs and security patches. The “Possible Interpretation” represents a reasonable guess as to the meaning of the clause and should not be taken as a legal interpretation.

Notable Supplemental EULA Clause	Patch or Service Pack	Possible Interpretation
“The OS Components are provided to you solely to update, supplement, or replace existing functionality of the applicable OS Product, and upon installation the OS Components become a part of the OS Product.”	Windows 2000 Service Pack One	Microsoft can modifyincluding adding, or replacingthe functionality of the base product. (Most customers assume feature changes would be additive.)
“The OS Product or OS Components contain components that enable and facilitate the

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