Microsoft's Subscription-like Charges Cost More
News While the new programme certainly hit many businesses hard, Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio said that she was "encouraged" that only 60 percent of Licensing 6 adopters saw price increases. Businesses skipping Licensing 6 cited many reasons...
[March 21, 2003, 9:41]
Office XP Service Pack Released
News Delivering the next version on time will be very important," said Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio. Wednesday's update will be the first major change to Office XP since Microsoft fully implemented a new licensing programme for buying the product in...
[August 21, 2002, 11:27]
Microsoft Targets Defectors With Discounts
News With Open Value, Microsoft is doing everything they can to keep small and midsized businesses, which are the most likely for further defection," said Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio. Microsoft said it plans to offer smaller companies a more...
[November 27, 2002, 7:46]
Apple Gives MPEG-4 A New Shine
News The sunny view is that MPEG-4 is emerging as a legitimate standard for modern video on the Net," said Ryan Jones, an analyst with The Yankee Group. In recent months, the software behemoth has inked a number of licensing agreements for the technology.
[October 16, 2002, 8:10]
Microsoft Sets Office Bundling Terms
News Last month, a Yankee Group and Sunbelt Software survey of 1,000 technology managers worldwide revealed that 72 percent of Microsoft customers did not sign up for Licensing 6.0. On 1 August, it fully enacted Licensing 6, where under two- or three...
[April 2, 2003, 7:47]
Microsoft Changes Course On Licensing
News Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio estimated that as many as two-thirds of Microsoft customers refused to sign up for Licensing 6, even though they risked paying full price for upgrades later on. Microsoft on Monday announced licensing changes for...
[December 3, 2002, 8:08]
Customers Shun MS Licensing Plan
News Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio agreed with Sunbelt's estimate of companies staying away from the new licensing plan. Even though only a third of its customers have agreed to the new program, "Microsoft should get a nice revenue bump as a result...
[July 31, 2002, 7:58]
Microsoft To Amend .Net Server Licensing
News Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio estimated that as many as two-thirds of Microsoft customers refused to sign up for Licensing 6, even though they risked paying full price for upgrades later on. Microsoft plans to issue the second Windows .Net...
[December 2, 2002, 16:34]
