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Microsoft Licensing: Still A Sticking Point For Some Enterprises | |
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| Time: 14:44 EST/19:44 GMT | News Source: Internet Week | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Two months after software giant Microsoft cut over to a controversial volume licensing plan, IT managers are signing up -- but they're doing so reluctantly. And the plan is motivating enterprises to find new alternatives to Microsoft. "I can't begin to tell you how irritated I am by Microsoft's new pricing policy," said Bill Picton, director of information technology for Tharco Containers Colorado. "We have chosen not to play their game. I refuse to pay what amounts to 'protection' money in the software arena. We will simply defer all new purchases as long as humanly possible until one of two things happens: One, we simply have to buy additional licenses or two, an alternative to Microsoft appears to offer an acceptable replacement." | ||
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