I think Citrix is doing the same thing as the Airlines did to the travel agencies -- squeeze out the middle-man and take the profit themselves. Booooo! (Now watch my SA costs go up 20% since I said that!) -George
GREAT that means you guys can come to me for your licensing then :)
lol
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On 7/20/06, George Yobst <george.yobst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My vendor, Xiologix, just said the same thing. ;-( Guess I'd better raise the budget a bit. Thanks for the heads up! -George
On 7/20/06, Peterson David <DPETERSO@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I talked to a second vendor, ASAP Software and they've been told the same > thing. They're going to send me the announcement later today. So it seems it > isn't just MTM, but the vendors are just finding out about it. I don't know > about Internationally. Maybe MTM was just one of the first ones to be told. > ________________________________ > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Andrew Wood > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:17 AM > > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: New Subscription Advantage rules > > > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: New Subscription Advantage rules > > > Not true of vendors over in the UK if thats any help - maybe it is just > them. > ________________________________ > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Peterson David > Sent: 20 July 2006 13:42 > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: New Subscription Advantage rules > > > Yeah, it is MTM. I started using them back when they were Vector ESP. The > message I got made it sound like it was an across the board change, not just > MTM. If it is just them, I might have just started looking for another > vendor, but we only have 70 licenses, so the cost increase is negligable for > me, and I like being able to go to their Stump Andy Jones presentations. > ________________________________ > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:47 PM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: New Subscription Advantage rules > > I got the same thing from a vendor. Was yours from MTM? Wonder who at > Citrix they pissed off? > JK > > Peterson David <DPETERSO@> wrote: > I didn't see this mentioned unless I missed it in the Microsoft/Winternals > talk. My Citrix vendor just sent me a message that all SA purchasing is > going to be directly through Citrix and the vendors will just handle the > syncs, quotes etc. According to my vendor, everything will be retail prices > except for Open and Flex agreements, so if you get a discount from your > current vendor, that will no longer apply. This happens August 1. If they > just made the announcement on the 17th and the new pricing goes in effect > August 1st, I hope no one's price goes up drastically and have to renew > before a new budget cycle. > We're a small shop Citrix wise, so mine won't go up much, but it is > something worth noting. > I haven't seen anything on Citrix's site yet. > > NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission from the law firm of Dinsmore & > Shohl may constitute an attorney-client communication that is privileged at > law. It is not intended for transmission to, or receipt by, any unauthorized > persons. If you have received this electronic mail transmission in error, > please delete it from your system without copying it, and notify the sender > by reply e-mail, so that our address record can be corrected. >
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