Originally Posted by Martin
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That sounds very good if you say it fast enough. But it is a logical fallacy.
The proper analogy would be: your GM car has either 2002, 2003 or 2005 tyres on it, with the possible option to upgrade from 2003 (or 2002) to 2005 tyres. GM then brings out a whole new line of tyres for 2007, but unfortunately they won't be made for your car. You are, however, still absolutely allowed to drive on the road within legal limits with your GM car equipped with 2002, 2003 or 2005 tyres.
If there is no legal way to acquire WM6 for your Axim, then the obvious answer is that you cannot acquire it. The same goes for most items of property, whether they are intellectual, personal or real.
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Yes, this sounds plausible but is missing the point.
The reason why WM6 on Axim is illegal is not because it would cause personal injury, endanger market economy or erode Microsoft profits. This is what the laws are supposed to protect.
In WM6 case the law is applied to keep the money wheel spinning faster and force the end users to abandon the perfectly WM6 capable hardware if they wish to upgrade from the previous version. It is a form of marketing strategy and using laws in this way is plainly wrong.
In PC world this is unacceptable, computers are not exclusively licensed to run certain OS with a complete ban on cross upgrades, so why should it become a norm in PDA's?
If I decide to go for a WM6 upgrade I need to acquire a lot of knowledge and learn how to use the discussion forums to debug possible problems. I may also discover that the community provides better support than some big companies. And if WM6 is not up to standard I can always downgrade to WM5.
I can also spend a few hundred dollars on a new device with "licensed" WM6 and be completely disappointed with the outcome while having no downgrade option.