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Posted by: Steve b (Friday 6 October 2006, 11:31 AM)

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The next step is yearly maintenance charges, with the software deactivating if the offer is not taken up.
MS have been looking at ways to keep the revenue increasing and as soon as the have the technology sorted it means they can force upgrades or ongoing license fees at will.
Business wise I have not found justification for upgrading from w2k to XP so Vista doesn't even figure.

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