[THIN] Re: Microsoft Softgrid Changes.. interesting!

  • From: "Jeff Pitsch" <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:03:12 -0400

So you wouldn't complain if Citrix moved to a per user or per device
licensing model?  You wouldn't cheer if Microsoft went to a concurrent
licensing model?

I feel sorry for all those companies that will have to end up buying more
licenses just to keep legal.  This will end up costing companies more money
because of the increased amount of licenses they have to buy.  Is it cheaper
than if would have been?  yes, but please do not mix the license changes
with the cost of the license. Again, they have absolutely nothing to do with
each other and based on past references to MS's per user/per device
licensing model for TS, I pretty darn sure that down road people will agree
with what I'm saying.


Jeff Pitsch
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On 8/6/06, Jim Kerr <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

 It's pretty standard in this industry to license that way. Again,
licensing per user didn't cause an undesirable outcome so it doesn't matter
really.

 ----- Original Message -----
*From:* Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>
*To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 *Sent:* Sunday, August 06, 2006 3:06 AM
*Subject:* [THIN] Re: Microsoft Softgrid Changes.. interesting!


Price drop has nothing to do with the licensing.  they are two completely
separate things.  Your not comparing apples to apples.  Compare the same
price for both levels of licenses.  600 concurrent users vs 3000 at the same
price.  No I wouldn't be happy with that.

Yes your saving money but your not saving money because of the way they
are doing licensing.  You are saving money because they lowered prices.


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On 8/5/06, Jim Kerr <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  Why not?
>
> The old way let's say a company had 600 concurrent users but had a total
> of 3,000 people.  They had to pay 75,000 for those 600.
> Today they would have to license 3,000 and the cost is 60,000 with the
> price drop so how is that not exciting?
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  *Sent:* Saturday, August 05, 2006 10:51 PM
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Microsoft Softgrid Changes.. interesting!
>
>
> I don't consider the change from concurrent to per device/user very
> exciting though.....
>
>
> Jeff Pitsch
> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>
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>
> On 8/4/06, Jim Kerr <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >  All Softricity Partners were notified of the changes today.  All of
> > the news is very exciting to say the least.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Steve Greenberg <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *Sent:* Friday, August 04, 2006 6:35 PM
> > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Microsoft Softgrid Changes.. interesting!
> >
> >
> >
> > Is this official info from MS??
> >
> >
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve Greenberg
> >
> > Thin Client Computing
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> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> > Behalf Of *Ruben Spruijt
> > *Sent:* Friday, August 04, 2006 2:29 PM
> > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *Subject:* [THIN] Microsoft Softgrid Changes.. interesting!
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.softgridguru.com/viewtopic.php?t=583
> >
> >
> >
> > With regards,
> >
> > Ruben Spruijt
> >
> >
>

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