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Does anyone have the details on how Amazon is licensing Windows Server / on what terms? Is the OS licensed to Amazon, to the customer, is this a custom licensi
by powertower 15y ago
Does anyone have the details on how Amazon is licensing Windows Server / on what terms?
Is the OS licensed to Amazon, to the customer, is this a custom licensing term deal from Microsoft, am I supposed to provide the serial key, how is activation handled, etc?
Is Amazon "renting" the OS? How is this possible?
The only thing I've been able to locate is this...
> Q. When I import a VM of Windows Server 2003 or 2008, who is responsible for supplying the operating system license?
> When you launch an imported VM using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008, you will be charged standard instance hour rates for Amazon EC2 running the appropriate Windows Server version, which includes the license to utilize that operating system within Amazon EC2. You are responsible for ensuring that all other installed software is properly licensed.
http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/faqs/#When_I_import_a_VM_of_Windows_Server_2003_or_2008,_who_is_responsible_for_supplying_the_operating_system_license http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/faqs/#When_I_import_a_VM_of_Window...
- wmf 15y agoThey do say "standard rates ... include the license". Amazon presumably gets Windows licenses through SPLA. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-options/spla-program.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-options/spla-pr...