A Microsoft spokesman said the company was giving customers "sufficient notice" to enter into any volume licensing agreements for their future Windows ME, Windows 95 and Windows 98 requirements. He said: "The licensing changes announced follow the...
Microsoft again held its hands up this week and admitted it had not handled the introduction of its controversial Software Assurance licensing changes last summer particularly well. The introduction of new volume licensing agreements forced many...
Under EA deals, customers receive software discounts that can be up to 30 per cent deeper than the discounts offered under other volume licensing programs, according to Microsoft. Upgrade costs under Select and Open Agreements rose with Software...
Microsoft's Rizzo countered that the company's volume licensing programme, called Software Assurance, delivers a lot of value to customers beyond planned product upgrades, including training, regular fixes and significant add-ons to the core...
As Microsoft announced in September, Windows Fundamentals is being made available as part of Microsoft's Software Assurance licensing programme. Mike Oldham, a general manager in Microsoft's licensing group, said: "Software Assurance is certainly...
When would be best to migrate? How are you going to migrate? Microsoft's maintenance service, Software Assurance, which companies pay for to secure software upgrades, could also be an issue according to David Bradshaw.