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Is this really any different from what MS does with Windows volume licensing? If you don't like the license model of IOS (etc), buy hardware that is supported

• naikrovek 7y ago
  Yes, it is different, but it doesn't matter; comparison to another companies strategy does not negate the issue because comparison to another company does not change what Cisco is doing.
• soneil 7y ago
  I think to make that an apt comparison, you'd be buying hardware from Microsoft that only worked with Windows, and only with volume licences. So when sold second-hand they'd be essentially nonfunctional.