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I'm not sure why you expected any different, better formatting doesn't make a boring content any less boring; if you don't enjoy legalese pretty colors and bold sections aren't going to change that.

Still, a lot better than a lot of other TOS out there that you can't properly read even if you want to because ALL CAPS EVERYWHERE.



They could have gone with the CC approach:

For humans: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

For lawyers: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode

Granted, Microsoft's lawyers probably wouldn't approve (because people might argue that they're agreeing to the simplified terms that have wriggle room and not the iron-clad legalese).


I think that works for CC because the people using the license are using the license and not the summary. It's ok if a third party to the licensor provides a summary.




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