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> Universities have thousands of students that do not generate any revenue. The standard licensing model per person or per computer totally breaks down in that
by dukwon 7y ago
> Universities have thousands of students that do not generate any revenue. The standard licensing model per person or per computer totally breaks down in that case, asking for a huge bill based only on the sheer amount of users.
There are thousands of students, postdocs and academics with CERN computing accounts (way outnumbering employees). It's not like they're generating revenue either.
> They should argue to be given government discount.
They did, IIRC, but their status as an IGO didn't cut it with Microsoft.
- user5994461 7y agoIGO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_organization Honestly, it looks like the terms and licensing are being dictated by some dude(s) from Microsoft in the US, based on US norms. The way academy/university/research is organized and operated in Europe is fairly different. Bet Microsoft doesn't mind the added money either. If the CERN were playing by US rules, they would be suing Microsoft to be recognized as a government or academic entity.