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Re: Microsoft exploring time-limited licensing



Perhaps this is something to be raised with the huge foundation that Bill
Gates has endowed. It would beneficial to everyone involved, whereas
Microsoft would only get a black eye for forcing non-profits to buy
upgrades.

Best wishes,

Thomas Berry, Archivist
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@wcnet.org
http://www.hcea.net


----- Original Message -----
From: "Inge Wurstner" <iwurstner@OHIOHISTORY.ORG>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Microsoft exploring time-limited licensing


>         Unless other software companies are establishing similar licensing
> policies I have a feeling that Microsoft is going to find itself losing
part
> of its market share, because consumers will decide to buy other software
> instead of being forced to ugrade existing software in order to retain the
> license. I work for a non-profit and money is tight, we still have some
> machines that are running Windows 95 and we are using Microsoft Office 97'
> and I don't see us doing a wholesale upgrade of all of our machines on a
> triennial base just to retain our site license financially we can't afford
> it!
>         Inge
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