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Microsoft moves to clarify licensing
Talkback For instance: the Microsoft tax the inability to purchase upgrade licenses rather then having to choose between either OEM or FPP and then with or without additional Volume Licensing Rights the legal lock-in that gradually comes with injecting new...
About: Microsoft moves to clarify licensing
[May 12, 2005, 23:12]
Microsoft licensing prices tipped to fall
Talkback Likewise Microsoft's shouldn't have problems with their resellers finding market opportunities beneficial to themselves. Which might include competitive solutions Microsoft currently doesn't favour. So basicly then this would all be for the better.
About: Microsoft licensing prices tipped to fall
[November 15, 2005, 0:04]
Russia attacks Microsoft licensing costs
Talkback M$ should not be allowed to decide what OS you put on a computer. That choice should be up to the consumer. Why should you pay extra for something you aren't going to use?
About: Russia attacks Microsoft licensing costs
[February 19, 2007, 15:56 by ator1940]
The Fantasy Microsoft Licensing League
Talkback I am going to a meeting with Microsoft today to discuss licensing for our 80-seat company. I think this is a great idea! When, where will the results be?
About: The Fantasy Microsoft Licensing League
[June 9, 2004, 7:13]
The Fantasy Microsoft Licensing League
Talkback A bit of advice for those who think they can send "anonymous" email using hotmail: hotmail.com reports your IP address in the mail headers when you send a message. Here is an excerpt from a hotmail email:
About: The Fantasy Microsoft Licensing League
[June 17, 2004, 9:51]
Revised Microsoft licensing gets muted reaction
Talkback Fool me twice.
About: Revised Microsoft licensing gets muted reaction
[September 15, 2005, 22:25]
Microsoft: Don't sweat over software licensing
Talkback Not only are there concerns about WGA "phoning home". The ******* software does'nt appear to work with Silicon Image RAID drivers found on Gigabyte's NFORCE 2 mainboards. Ringing MS Tech Support does'nt help either as they appear unwilling to alter...
About: Microsoft: Don't sweat over software licensing
[July 6, 2006, 16:58]
OpenOffice developers clear Visual Studio licensing hurdle
Talkback Or Microsoft's licensing structure? For 10 points, who can tell me what this has to do with Visual Studio licensing? So given the choice of (1) Linux advocacy, (2) non-investigative 'journalism' which actually paints Linux in a negative light, or...
About: OpenOffice developers clear Visual Studio licensing hurdle
[February 14, 2005, 16:44]
Microsoft's new licensing may not fly
Blog Microsoft's new Select Plus licensing scheme is an intriguing modification to an increasingly problematic arrangement: the exchange of large amounts of enterprise money for the right to use software you've been paying for for years.
[July 1, 2008, 16:23 in News Blog by Rupert Goodwins]
Shades of things to come -
Talkback There will be further activation issues to watch out for as Microsoft plans to offer a similar service to independent software vendors whereby they can "control" licensing through activation and other measures similar to the Software Protection...
About: Microsoft outage down to 'human error'
[September 4, 2007, 4:34 by DefenceIT]
Microsoft adds IP indemnity to Linux fight
Talkback Even Microsoft's 2004 May 27th changes which apply only to customers under enterprise licensing contracts, which Microsoft claims grants greater immunity, contains many loop holes which greatly negate Microsoft's liability.
About: Microsoft adds IP indemnity to Linux fight
[November 10, 2004, 9:13]
Open source groups ally to target schools
Talkback Microsoft charges money for this on top of licensing and os charges. Licensing & Support: Licensing. Software: Less of a security issue due to true priviledge separation which Microsoft's "user" accounts can't compete with on usability as well as...
About: Open source groups ally to target schools
[May 5, 2005, 19:07]
Steve Ballmer and licensing: the video
Blog Questioner: On the subject of licensing, particularly application virtualisation and general virtualisation, some of Microsoft licensing is full of challenging fine print which for some of us is difficult to work our way through, and if I'm...
[October 6, 2009, 11:58 in News Blog by Rupert Goodwins]
£750,000 paid up for unlicensed software use
Talkback How good of Microsoft to first come up with licensing terms people can practicely graduate in. Maybe that'll teach Microsoft to do some customer friendly, understandable and fair licensing next time around.
About: £750,000 paid up for unlicensed software use
[July 5, 2005, 0:29]
Ballmer: Too much fine print in Microsoft licences
Blog Microsoft could do more to simplify its software licensing, according to the company's chief executive Steve Ballmer. Silicon.com has the full story on what Steve Ballmer said on software licensing. Speaking at a Windows 7 event in London on Monday...
[October 9, 2009, 14:41 in Vista Upgrade Blog by ZDNet UK News Network]
More on the MS Linux patent kerfuffle
Blog Let's have a look at the latest from Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft vice president of intellectual property and licensing, who talked to Todd Bishop at seattlepi.com. In fact we've been doing that, and those discussions, once we have them, have...
[May 15, 2007, 19:48 in News Blog by Rupert Goodwins]
Microsoft keeps its open source enemies close
Talkback People used to pay good money for concurrent licensing and get free licensing for their laptops and home computers at the same time. Take Microsoft Office for example. They could do it with non-Microsoft software.
About: Microsoft keeps its open source enemies close
[July 5, 2005, 0:50]
OpenOffice developers clear Visual Studio licensing hurdle
Talkback Even the title of the article is misleading - while it is technically correct to refer to 'not having enough money to buy a copy of VS' as 'a problem with Microsoft's VS licensing schemes' (since the reason they have a licensing scheme is to...
About: OpenOffice developers clear Visual Studio licensing hurdle
[February 14, 2005, 18:49]
Shades of WGA to come from other vendors
Talkback There will be further activation issues to watch out for as Microsoft plans to offer a similar service to independent software vendors whereby they can "control" licensing through activation and other measures similar to the Software Protection...
About: Microsoft DRM tool locked out genuine users
[September 4, 2007, 4:39 by DefenceIT]
Who needs a word processor?
Talkback Consumers are not going to like nagging messages or unresolved licensing agreement issues for necessary updates. We also won't pester you with licensing updates and a paperclip. Microsoft's announcement of their new anti-piracy campaign may drive...
About: Who needs a word processor?
[April 26, 2006, 18:35]
