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> I think it's questionable whether decisions not to buy
> SW upgrades hinged on activation or other licensing schemes.
> In most cases, the underlying question that determines
> when it's time to upgrade or buy SW is what the negative
> consequences would be of *not* upgrading, such as having
> data files that are incompatible with everyone else's, or
> the old app not working with new systems and platforms, vs
> the expense, configuration time and learning curve involved
> in upgrading. The fact that a new licensing scheme is
> going to make upgrading just a tad bit more annoying than
> it already was will probably not be very important, so long
> as that scheme doesn't prove to be so troublesome that it
> prevents the SW from working productively after it's been
> installed (like, for example, printerport dongles).
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> Gene Kim-Eng
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If I am not mistaken, Microsoft recently changed at least some part of its
licensing scheme because of customer resistance.
In fact, I think they're working on a totally new model.
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