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Imagine if we had to buy software like cars. "Come visit to Weber Software Emporium. Here you can discuss and look to buy Microsoft 8 for the low low price of

Imagine if we had to buy software like cars. "Come visit to Weber Software Emporium. Here you can discuss and look to buy Microsoft 8 for the low low price of $999* (plus shipping fees, dealer installation fee, boxing fee, and a rustproof fee for a total of $1,299)." shudders

inzax 13y ago
Its moving in that direction... Msoft, Apple and Polaroid are all going the way of brick and mortar.
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- jfb 13y ago
  Polaroid?
- enraged_camel 13y ago
  I didn't realize app stores were brick and mortar.
tmzt 13y ago
Is that not how many businesses and government purchase enterprise licenses of Microsoft software? In addition to this it seems to be common to purchase one license with hardware and a second license for the same software (but potentially a different edition) from a dealer.
- chime 13y ago
  Absolutely. I've been trying to buy KMS license for MS Project for 10 users on a Terminal Server farm with 100 KMS licensed Office Professional users. It's been a month-long nightmare already. I've bought two cars within 2 hours each.
- vermontdevil 13y ago
  Difference is there are no 50 state laws requiring independent dealers to sell your wares.
nvr219 13y ago
I work for a company that resells microsoft software and that's pretty much what we do right now.
cstejerean 13y ago
Well, that's precisely how it works for some software. Try buying the Cisco AnyConnect client for example. http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/model/tsd_software_anyconnectvpn_version_secure.html#0 http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/model/tsd_software_an...
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  And that's why we switched to OpenVPN
- jamesaguilar 13y ago
  Yes, but there is no law that it has to be that way. That's just how Cisco chose to implement it.
adrr 13y ago
Is that how it works now? Microsoft store would equivalent of Telsa's showrooms and Frys,BestBuy,Walmart would be the dealerships.
beachstartup 13y ago
this is basically ingram micro's entire software business.
pdog 13y ago
If imagine if cars were more like software. Your car would get 1,000 miles per gallon but crash every two weeks. shudders
rogerbinns 13y ago
Also don't forget there would be laws preventing anyone else from selling Microsoft products in the area, and Microsoft wouldn't be able to sell to you.

inzax 13y ago

Its moving in that direction... Msoft, Apple and Polaroid are all going the way of brick and mortar.

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jfb 13y ago
Polaroid?
enraged_camel 13y ago
I didn't realize app stores were brick and mortar.

tmzt 13y ago

Is that not how many businesses and government purchase enterprise licenses of Microsoft software? In addition to this it seems to be common to purchase one license with hardware and a second license for the same software (but potentially a different edition) from a dealer.

chime 13y ago
Absolutely. I've been trying to buy KMS license for MS Project for 10 users on a Terminal Server farm with 100 KMS licensed Office Professional users. It's been a month-long nightmare already. I've bought two cars within 2 hours each.
vermontdevil 13y ago
Difference is there are no 50 state laws requiring independent dealers to sell your wares.

nvr219 13y ago

I work for a company that resells microsoft software and that's pretty much what we do right now.

cstejerean 13y ago

Well, that's precisely how it works for some software. Try buying the Cisco AnyConnect client for example. http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/model/tsd_software_anyconnectvpn_version_secure.html#0 http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/model/tsd_software_an...

toomuchtodo 13y ago
And that's why we switched to OpenVPN
jamesaguilar 13y ago
Yes, but there is no law that it has to be that way. That's just how Cisco chose to implement it.

adrr 13y ago

Is that how it works now? Microsoft store would equivalent of Telsa's showrooms and Frys,BestBuy,Walmart would be the dealerships.

beachstartup 13y ago

this is basically ingram micro's entire software business.

pdog 13y ago

If imagine if cars were more like software. Your car would get 1,000 miles per gallon but crash every two weeks. shudders

rogerbinns 13y ago

Also don't forget there would be laws preventing anyone else from selling Microsoft products in the area, and Microsoft wouldn't be able to sell to you.