Are secondary use rights granted to application products under the Open License program?
Secondary use can be broken down into two components: home use and laptop use. In order to simplify the complexity of our licensing programs and bring the application license rights up to date with today’s business and compliance issues, the secondary home use provision is not available for Microsoft’s desktop applications (including Microsoft Office 97 and its component products) under the Open License program. However, because companies are increasingly purchasing laptop machines for employees who require more flexibility, Microsoft offers the licensing provision that allows a second copy of the application software to be installed for the primary user’s exclusive use on a portable computer. These changes apply to all new Microsoft Office 97 desktop applications, whether acquired through retail or the Open License program. It is not retroactive to previous application versions. The Open License Agreement contains a list of products that have the home use provision.
