MS Licensing: Pay Now Or Pay More Later
News Market researcher Gartner on Tuesday again warned corporate technology managers that they could pay more for their next Microsoft software upgrades if they fail to sign up for a controversial licensing plan before a 31 July deadline.
[May 22, 2002, 9:25]
Microsoft Server Share Jumps In 2001
News Microsoft's repeated delays delivering its version 2000 successor, Windows .Net Server 2003, contributed to the sales momentum. Microsoft's controversial Licensing 6 programme also contributed to sales of new server operating system licenses, but...
[September 24, 2002, 7:44]
Licensing Buoys Microsoft Again
News Microsoft blew away analysts' estimates for its first fiscal quarter, once again buoyed in part by a controversial corporate licensing plan. Companies looking to participate in the program, which would guarantee reduced costs on future upgrades...
[October 18, 2002, 9:08]
Microsoft Extends Deadline For License Change
News Bowing to customer pressure, Microsoft has extended the deadline for business customers to sign up for a licensing program, just days after backing off a controversial provision that forced some to pay twice for software they purchased.
[October 8, 2001, 11:00]
Microsoft Weeds Out Office XP Bugs
News Many businesses only make the switch about every other version of Office--or every three to four years--versus the two years Microsoft recommends. Microsoft responded to slow upgrades in May by unveiling a controversial new licensing program that...
[December 14, 2001, 10:56]
Microsoft Sets Office Bundling Terms
News Microsoft announced the controversial plan in May 2001. Microsoft plans to only make that version available to businesses subscribing to the company's volume licensing programme. Microsoft had offered a different small business bundle with Office...
[April 2, 2003, 7:47]
Microsoft Targets Defectors With Discounts
News The new program is part of Microsoft's controversial Licensing 6 volume licensing programme, which was put in place this summer. But Microsoft removed these "version upgrades" under Licensing 6, moving companies to an annuity model where they pay...
[November 27, 2002, 7:46]
