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Does it really cost that much to keep an activation server running? How much are we talking here?
by brador 14y ago
Does it really cost that much to keep an activation server running? How much are we talking here?
- unsignedint 14y agoI think it's not only the actual cost of running an activation server, but supports associated with it. (E.g. People maxing out activation count, etc.)
- CamperBob2 14y agoSeems like the best approach would be to replace the activation server with something that says "Yep, you're activated." That way you can gather potentially useful data, and perhaps change your mind later, while not requiring any support and resources beyond 0.001% of a CPU somewhere.
- unsignedint 14y agoThat's probably the approach Microsoft is taking with their activation, not sure if Adobe incorporates similar scheme. Not that Microsoft's server always respond "yep, you're activated" but I heard from somewhere they do reset activation counts after a certain period after last activation. (Something like 6 months.)
- campnic 14y agoHow could anyone give you an estimate? We have no idea the amount of corporate drag associated with this. In theory, it could be a large cost considering this is a large enterprise which has to meet many, many customer information and privacy regulations.