[THIN] Re: Windows 2003

  • From: "Allan Stephens" <algs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 01:05:24 +0800

Oh spirits of the ouija board - how shall we license our next generation of
Operating Systems?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Kenzig" <jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:46 AM
Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2003


>
> All subject to change if the wind blows right and there is a full moon on
> the fourth Tuesday of the month. ; )
> Hey it is Wednesday after all.
> JK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Stansel, Paul
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:39 AM
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2003
>
>
>
> Just got off the phone from an extensive conversation about
> licensing with our sales reps.  Here's what they told me.
>
> 1) If you buy Windows XP prior to April 24th with Software
> Assurance, you are covered for Sever 2003 CALs.  After that and you are
out.
>
> 2) There is an External Connection License that replaces the
> Internet Connector License.  It is a per-server license, rather than the
Per
> User like the ICL.
>
> 3) Their opinion was that named user CALs and regular per-device
> CALs would likely be priced the same.  I'm still a bit dubious of that
one,
> since it seems like a losing proposition for MS depending on your setup.
>
> Anyway, just some interesting tidbits to pass along.
>
> -Paul
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