[TriLUG] Interesting shift in MS licensing pricing/policy

[Jon Carnes]

Microsoft is allowing hosting facilities to pay on a /month basis for
microsoft licenses that are used during that month.  The base price is
around $18/user/month or $100/processor/month.  The hosting companies
can switch at will to either processor or user pricing each month.

This lets hosting companies deploy Win2003 very cheaply (free until they
have a client)!  And they only have to outlay cash for licenses that are
used that month - a cost they pass right on down to the users.

http://thewhir.com/features/microsoft-license.cfm

Couple that with the easy installation of services on the new Win2003
platform and it is easy to see why small companies are now jumping into
the co-hosting game using Win2003.

Jon Carnes

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