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Posted by: Arthur B. (Wednesday 10 May 2006, 11:02 PM)

For some reason or another decision makers believe everthing Microsoft says except when it comes down to the details of Microsoft's licensing agreements. Thus they deploy the whole bundle of joy without good record keeping in various license agreement violating ways.

As such plenty of organizations are not in full compliance. Which more often then not means exposing the business to huge legal (financial) liabilities. Just read and actually understand the very fine (technical and legal) print that can be digged up from Microsoft's websites. Add to that that license requirements are constantly changing and you already agreed to that.

Don't think that your reseller, advisor, etc understands this matter completely. Otherwise they would have signed a contract with you stating that they'll pay whatever costs if you're not fully compliant.

Once the true costs and risks are fully enforced upon decision makers maybe then they'll start reconsidering their options. Perhaps listening only to those that said nothing then that what they wanted to hear was not the smartest career move afterall.