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I didn't expect people to be so reasonable about this. Kudos. The guy was obviously trying to counterfeit discs. Not every copyright action is a double plus bad
by youdontknowtho 8y ago
I didn't expect people to be so reasonable about this. Kudos. The guy was obviously trying to counterfeit discs. Not every copyright action is a double plus bad DMCA internet sin.
That being said, it is indicative of how complex OS licensing is that there are so many questions in this thread about how licenses are granted and transferred. At some point, MS will need to be making enough money from the cloud that they can drop this licensing model. It wont be soon, though. Windows revenue bwas up in the last earnings report.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y agoMicrosoft's incomprehensible licensing is a huge part of their business model. They rely on no one (not even their own experts) being able to understand it as a form of leverage.
- youdontknowtho 8y agoIt's not just Microsoft doing that, by the way. I've really been taken aback recently as I learned more about how licensing is done at an enterprise scale. That being said, it's business to business stuff...so, while they have leverage, they can't use it all because that would end in litigation. In most cases they want ongoing revenue so some things are just granted. It's a strange way of doing things, that's for sure, but so are most things in big business.