[pp.int.general] 3-step usage rights / forced licensing model

Christian Hufgard email at christian-hufgard.de
Thu Nov 5 06:59:38 CET 2009


Edison Carter wrote:
>>> Paying for Microsoft licenses is an "insurance policy". If needed
>>> Microsoft can be blamed when things go wrong.
>> Have you ever read the EULA before accepting it?
>>
> You misunderstand. It's only 'blame' .. we all know there's no chance in
> hell of recovering any money from Microsoft or even getting them to fix the
> problem, but the IT guy can say "It's Microsoft's fault, not mine" and they
> cannot be blamed themselves for the problem.

Ah ok. Well, this depends on the size of the company. If you have a
smaller/medium size company, the boss does not care about whose fault it
is - you have to fix it. :)

Christian


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