Its been going on for years
Honeywell was doing it in the 1980s (and probably all the way back to the 1960s.)
Time to lop off Europe's confusing IT rules, says pressure group
EU lawmakers will be pressed for clearer rules on software licensing, support contracts from IT vendors, and intellectual property by the Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL). The group has formed a strategic relationship with the non-profit Free ICT Europe to lobby Brussels to shift the balance of power away from major IT firms …
Biting the hand that feeds IT
