January 11th, 2010 by Matt Fisher
Microsoft has altered some Windows and Office 2007 licenses to enable organizations to legitimately rent PCs to customers without the need for complicated ‘Service Provider License Agreements’ (SPLAs).
The change allows organizations to rent, lease or outsource PCs running Windows and Office without the need for expensive monthly subscriptions.
Microsoft has introduced the change with a promotional offer until June 30, saving organizations up to 30 percent on the usual prices.
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October 6th, 2009 by Matt Fisher
Microsoft’s Steve Balmer has rejected calls from UK users to simplify the vendor’s software licensing schemes, stating that the last major change to Microsoft’s licensing caused a dramatic downturn in customer satisfaction, reports Computing.
One questioner went as far as to suggest that Microsoft had been guilty to tripping up its customers with licensing fine print, especially around areas such as virtualization.
Despite a number of calls from the audience at the recent Windows 7 event, Balmer said he did not anticipate any licensing changes in the near future. He did however make an open invite to the user gathering: “If people have specific things that they think were just complicated, or we have provisions that seem to drive cost that is unnecessary, I encourage you to email me.”
Posted in Microsoft, Licensing |
June 3rd, 2009 by Matt Fisher
With the vast majority of commercial organizations still shunning any widescale roll-out of Windows Vista, Microsoft will be hoping for better things from Windows 7. The latest and greatest operating system will now officially ship on October 22 2009, according to multiple news reports.
Windows 7 will come in five different editions including Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate.
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May 19th, 2009 by Matt Fisher
Microsoft has joined forces with the Linux Foundation to draft a shared letter to the American Law Institute (ALI) on the subject of software licensing laws.
Both software providers are concerned that ALI is considering a guideline that would make the assumption that all software should be shipped with no defects, and that this should be considered a de facto warranty.
TYhe ALI is made up of members from the American legal establishment, which draws up guidelines for judges that explain how the law should be applied in legal cases. This week the group meets to finalise the Principles of the Law of Software Contracts.
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