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Microsoft Won't Charge More for Multicore Licenses
esimp writes "According to technewsworld:
'As servers with dual-core processors come closer to hitting the market, Microsoft announced today it will not base its per-processor software licensing charges on the number of cores in a chip, sticking to the traditional price per processor, regardless of its number of cores." Update: 10/20 00:37 GMT by T : One of the identical links to TechNewsWorld's story has now been deleted.
Who actually monitors the 'daddypants' account anyway? I know the number of times I've bothered to report errors has been greater than the number of replies I've got or number of errors fixed (ie. none)
Anyway, um, lovely that Microsoft aren't charging for multicore licenses. I'm still amazed they even charge for SMP licenses.
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I bet debian does not charge more either. Oh hell I am willing to go out on a limb and suggest that Red Hat will probably not either.
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That story on technewsworld is very similar indeed to the story on technewsworld.
In other news, computer manufacturers report sales of multi processor single core machines are down, while customers are clamoring for multi core single processor machines.
MS is expected to revise it's statement tomorrow.
-Adam
Major US Company with virtual monopoly on product decides not to screw over customers. Details to follow.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Admit it, we Penguinistas are dissapointed :)
I heard that Linux will charge TWICE the current amount as much for Multicore GPL licenses. :)
Not charging per core, whew, thus reducing our enterprise's total cost of operation!
...What?
Indeed. Microsoft invented this. The good thing about mainframes was no matter how powerful the machine the cost for software was the same...
Have you tried running ms-dos 1.0 modern machine? Using 5.25inch drives i'm able to boot to dos 1.1 (now with graphics) but forget about HD access.
You daft bugger! Wasn't it obvious? They're both on the same core!
Anyway, um, lovely that Microsoft aren't charging for multicore licenses. I'm still amazed they even charge for SMP licenses.
Discount on bugs donchaknow.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
{and if the mods mark this informative i'll kill my self}
Lucky for you I don't have mod points at the moment, then.
General Motors has decided to charge the same price whether you drive on two or four lane highways.
If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.
I think he ment deep as an abyss. Which is an interesting use of the english language.
Roses are #FF0000, violets are #0000FF, all my base are belong to you
in other news, Microsoft is switching to a per-transistor licensing scheme.
A sigh of relief rose from the collective pirates of the world, who realized they would not have to spend the extra half-hour hacking Microsoft OS activation for machines with multi-core processors and could instead catch a Simpsons rerun.
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
You forgot about SCO. $699 per procesor, what a highway robbery.
Dammit, and here I am paying $699 for *each* CPU! I feel like I'm being totally ripped off. Maybe I should ask SCO for a discount?
Update: 10/20 00:37 GMT by T: One of the identical links to TechNewsWorld's story has now been deleted.
Yes, but can you guess which one?
Windows 95 (all CD editions)
Windows 98
Windows 98se
Windows Me
Windows NT4
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Office 95
Office 97
Office 2000
Office XP
Office 2003
SQL Server 6.5
SQL Server 7
SQL Server 2000
Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000
SNA Server 2.0
Publisher 98
Publisher 2000
Project 98
Project 2000
SMS 2
SMS 2003
All do a fabulous job of preventing rings from forming on my coffee table.
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"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
Of course licensing costs won't change.
;)
The new contracts will be EXACTLY the same price, except they will now only last 6months
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cheap labor conservatives - they want to keep you hungry enough to be thankful for minimum wage.
Slashdot readers today mourn the death of their longest standing member, Anonymous Coward. Loved ones say he was driven to suicide by repeated +1 Informative moderation. Cause of death was self-inflicted registration. His fortune of karma, mostly gained from posting the full text of articles from slashdotted servers, is held up in court as no legal will was on record.
These $699 comments are still being modded up as funny? I think the goatse guy engulfing Soviet Russia while claiming all 640K of your base is his as he spends 48 hours compiling gentoo would be funnier.
Mr. Coward, perhaps Clippy can help you out.
But I feel deep shame for getting +5 informative on something so obvious. Almost as shameful as the mods who modded up such an obvious attempt at karma whoring. lol