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Re: Microsoft exploring time-limited licensing
Hi,
Here's a follow-up to Cal's earlier message regarding user subscriptions
for Microsoft Office:
Microsoft shelves Office XP subscription plan
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5832371.html?tag=dd.ne.dhm.nl-sty.0
Cheers,
Susie
Mary Sue Stephenson
Senior Instructor & Coordinator of Information Technology
School of Library, Archival and Information Studies
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
604.822-6392 [voice] 604.822.6006 [fax]
On Tue, 8 May 2001, Cal Lee wrote:
> "Under the new plan, companies would continue to contract these
> agreements for three years, but at the end of the period they would
> either have to pay again or stop using the software. The change would
> move Microsoft software buyers from a "perpetual" license to one that
> is fixed for a period of time."
>
> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5851009.html
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