Microsoft Releases Rentable Windows, Office

[michaelahess]

Juanc is right, microsoft is breaking their own eula by offering this, but the way they've worded it, nobody will take notice.

 

[ethanolson]

This is a retail version of SPLA, which they've had for a while. They're not taking any more money from us people, just the hotels (and integrators who served the hotels). Software licensing is an art from all vendors. At work, I get questions all the time and the end result is that customers usually want to feel legit with their business purchases. Home users, however, are a risk-taking crowd.

 

[trinix]

The question is, will HP/Dell/Intel/AMD/Nvidia charge me extra if I use their hardware at an internetcafe/hotel?

Or does your car company charge you extra if you use it for rental (the insurance does for obvious reasons, but that's about risk).

The same thing entertainment industry is trying to force us with. No more 2nd hand sales, no showing to a big group of media you bought, it's for your eyes and ears only.

This is the wrong path. We shouldn't go down the one license per person deals. The software is sold for 1 CPU. As long as 1 CPU is using it, it's allowed.

Only good thing with always renting software and thus always paying a fixed price a month means we don't have to get useless upgrades to windows like Vista anymore and they can spend more time making 7. If only the drive remained to make new software too.

 

[ta152h]

[citation][nom]ethanolson[/nom]This is a retail version of SPLA, which they've had for a while. They're not taking any more money from us people, just the hotels (and integrators who served the hotels). Software licensing is an art from all vendors. At work, I get questions all the time and the end result is that customers usually want to feel legit with their business purchases. Home users, however, are a risk-taking crowd.[/citation]

You understand the money Hotels have to pay, makes them increase their rates, right? Or anyone else that pays the extra money to Microsoft. It's not to make them feel good, as you suggest. It's to make extra money. The costs of business are naturally passed on to the customer, especially if all businesses are hit with the same fixed cost, as in this case.

So, yes, you will pay for it. Microsoft preys on fools that don't realize it will come out of their pockets, however indirectly.

 

[Regulas]

Problem: MS Office
Solution: Open Office

 

[bgd73]

..and this folks is the truth about windows 7 falling off the shelves. where is that article about 7 being the biggest seller ever in the shortest amount of time. It seems I hear this and know to stand ground where I am..already paying out the wazoo. When a country's gov't steps up to a company that hoarded already, the vengeance continues, in said company, with outright lies...

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Just how many different pricing schemes does Microsoft have? Has anyone every bothered to count them?

 

[wildwell]

[citation][nom]ram1009[/nom]This is just the beginning, folks. It's the first (visible) step toward leasing all software. It's inevitable. Software companies need steady streams of revenue not (relatively) large lump sums whenever a new version is released. It's only a matter of time until software is treated as a utility. You'll make payments every month just like your electric bill. I hope all you skeptics out there are taking note of this.[/citation]
I don't like what you're saying but I completely agree with you. Of course, there's the option of open source software.

 

[Guest]

Forget it!
The end of MS is near, if they will rent OS from now on,I'm definitely going Linux all the way!

 

[siuol11]

The only way this would be against their TOS is if they changed the TOS recently... Because it was never an issue before. Somehow I think that's what they did- and THEN mentioned it was against the TOS.

 

[ossie]

Micro$uxx' greed getting an appetizer?
If the license cost wasn't enough, m$ wants a share from the income of the renter, too... A renter is just a business, or person which rents their property. As $w is mainly just "licensed" today, the "owner" of a license doesn't own the $w. The license can be revoked anytime the licensor wishes...
Will be business m$ $w lu$ers next on the list? They use the sw also to make money... With trusted computing and co., m$ will be capable to deny you usage of the "licensed" $w anytime they wish, and access to your computer, and files also, as a bonus.
Today they milk those who rent their computers... tomorrow it'll be you wintarded m$ fakinddies!