[PLUG] Micro$oft at it again.

[mikeraz at patch.com]

On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 10:59:49AM -0700, rplummer at wvi.com typed:
> hmmm, seems to me that this type of licencing scheme is part of what 
> got M$ in hot water with the DOJ, only they were doing it with OEMS. 
> Making them pay licencing based on the number of computers 
> manufactured regardless of what OS went on them or the number 
> actually sold.

Don't you realize that this is customer service?  This is something
that Microsoft generously offers to make life easier for the customer?

MS to Customer: Don't worry about spending all the time and resources
to track which computer has what installed.  Just pay us a flat fee
for every CPU and you'll save yourself the tedium of tracking 
what software licence goes with what computer.  You have better things
to do than track licencing, right?  So just pay us a fee for each 
computer and be rid of that dreadful headache.  Why, you'll probably
save money in the long run anyway.


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