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Learning Center:	Countdown to July 31

Last Updated: Jun 10, 2009

Scrambling to figure out how your licenses (and budget) will fit into MS' new licensing plan? You better start cramming -- time is running out! Consider this your essential licensing study guide -- MS Licensing CliffNotes.

Enterprises ignore Microsoft's volume-licensing plan

By Garry Kranz (10 Jul 2002)

As the deadline approaches to either enroll in the controversial new licensing program, or face the prospect of purchasing product upgrades at full price, many companies are choosing to do nothing. Gartner estimates 65% of existing Microsoft customers have not begun to analyze the plan's complex licensing options, a failure that could cost them untold amounts of money down the road.

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>>	Breaking up with Windows is hard to do (SearchWinIT) 17 May 2002
>>	Windows Decisions: Battling indecision (SearchWinIT) 12 May 2002
>>	Windows Decisions: The licensing decision (SearchWindowsManageability) 09 May 2002
>>	Microsoft users love Windows 2000; hate forced upgrades, arrogance (SearchWinIT) 06 May 2002
>>	What you want to know about volume licensing (but are afraid to ask) (SearchWinIT) 26 Apr 2002
>>	How Microsoft's new licensing policy will affect you (SearchWinIT) 15 Apr 2002


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