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Microsoft Revamps Licensing Plans

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the adapt-or-die-die-die dept.

prostoalex writes "Microsoft is introducing significant changes into its licensing program, faced with competition from Linux, as Reuters article suggests. First, Microsoft starts giving away free server licenses to its Software Assurance Program customers, if the PC is not actually used in production and is not present on the network. Such licensing would be convenient for disaster recoveries, where it's important to replace a failed server as soon as possible without calling Microsoft support or licensing partner. Support lifecycle is also extended to 10 years for a variety of products, including Windows 2000, Windows XP and SQL Server 2000."

6 of 356 comments (clear)

  1. Ah who cares by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Buy a fucking Mac already.

  2. As usual. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Microsoft is introducing significant changes into its licensing program, faced with competition from Linux, as Reuters article suggests.
    Yeah, some people really like to dream that their futile actions are making a difference. Maybe "M$" is actually being benevolent here? Instead, their actions are laughably being painted by the slashbots as the dying grasps of an evil corporation doomed to irrelevancy.

    Get a clue. You fishes aren't turning the tide any more than IBM, BeOS, or any other operating system in the last 10 years has. It's simply impossible for hobbyisy projects to compete with an efficient enterprise like Microsoft who knows how to listen to their customers and deliver the level of innovation they demand. Actually getting a paycheck for your work makes all the difference in the world with regards to how you view quality assurance and documentation.

  3. Re:Wow, this is soo insightful. by BhAaD · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    my laptop running XP hasn't crashed ONCE since my last reinstall

    Did you re-install WinXP this morning?

  4. Re:Wow, this is soo insightful. by Mind+Booster+Noori · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    When was it? 2 hours ago?

    Don't crap on me...

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    Mind Booster Noori
  5. Re:Wow, this is soo insightful. by Mind+Booster+Noori · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Congratulations: you're the 1st guy I hear saying that winXP doesn't crash on him for more then 6 months. Wow: how did you managed it? Didn't install absolutelly nothing on the machine nor booted to it?

    About the Mandrake box, Linux doesn't do miracles when we're talking about damaged hardware.

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    Mind Booster Noori
  6. Re:I'm laughing out loud at whole idea. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Sigh... another cookie-cutter troll...

    Is there no creativity left?