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Microsoft Adopts Virtual Licenses

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the but-i-virtually-paid-for-it dept.

* * Beatles-Beatles is one of many to let us know that Microsoft has changed how they handle licensing for Windows Server and related products with regards to virtual machine environments. The new regiment will allow per-processor licensing to be handled based on the number of virtual processors rather than the number of physical processors in the computer.

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  1. My Own Virtual Licensing Scheme by donnacha · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, I guess this means I'll continue to depend upon my own virtual licensing scheme, based on the amount of warez I can download.

    1. Re:My Own Virtual Licensing Scheme by Altephfour · · Score: 3, Funny

      Good man.

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    2. Re:My Own Virtual Licensing Scheme by pallmall1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I've got a life. I just can't remember what directory it's in.

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    3. Re:My Own Virtual Licensing Scheme by hakr89 · · Score: 3, Funny

      $ find life
      find: life: No such file or directory

  2. wow. by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    They DID find a way to get even more money from their customers. And when we thought they were over, they finally did something innovative.

  3. This, of course, means war by oGMo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess the answer for this is to start paying for virtual licenses with virtual money.

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  4. Great! by Cytlid · · Score: 4, Funny

    This means they'll be accepting virtual money, right?

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  5. Obviously a tough decision... by kaschei · · Score: 5, Funny
    From TFA:
    Under Microsoft's existing licensing policy, the maximum number of licenses that a customer has to buy for one application is equivalent to the total number of processors in the box, Park said.

    Microsoft struggled with that fact, said Zane Adam, a director of marketing in the company's Windows Server group.
    Translation: "It was a tough call, but we decided not to limit the amount of money we can charge to run the same code. It wasn't an easy decision, but we'll take your money after all."
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  6. Sure, no problem by Diabolus777 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll just pay them with virtual money

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  7. Now all we need to do by Freexe · · Score: 3, Funny

    is come up with a vitual host that has no processors

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  8. finally they step up by wardk · · Score: 3, Funny
    MS has been charging for virtual innovation* for ages, it's about time they stepped up to full disclosure.

    * the gatesean technical term for krapware

  9. Re:Well... by imr · · Score: 4, Funny

    On slashdot we only virtually read the articles, that's our policy.

  10. Re:1 Copy != 1 Price ? by sootman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whenever I buy a pizza I have them cut it into four pieces. I can't eat more than four.

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