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Microsoft Takes Aim at Salesforce.com

July 17, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Microsoft has made some changes in both its licensing and pricing for its CRM Online application with the launch of its next update to Dynamics CRM (slated for later this year).

Microsoft – No Longer a Windows Company

June 7, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft: News You Can Use, WindowsLeave a Comment

We have been saying this about Microsoft here at Miro for a long time – the company has evolved from being the supplier of the Windows Operating System, into a much bigger beast – they are now a server, software-and-services, and cloud company, with Windows being their third largest business.

NASA Astronauts Ditch Windows

May 21, 2013May 21, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft: News You Can Use, WindowsLeave a Comment

In an interesting development – NASA has ditched Windows and moved to Linux – apparently for reasons involving reliability.

Microsoft and Hon Hai Reach Agreement on Patent Licensing

April 23, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft: News You Can Use, RiskLeave a Comment

Microsoft has signed a patent-licensing agreement with Taiwanese electronics assembler Hon Hai, covering devices running Google Android and Chrome software.

Downgrading from Windows 8 and Software Licensing

April 9, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, SQL, WindowsLeave a Comment

Unhappy with Windows 8? Hoping to downgrade to Windows 7? There are a few things you should know before trying to do this. Know your downgrade rights – for volume licensing programs, therein lies the most flexibility. You should be able to downgrade to any previous version of the product. OEM licenses are a bit more complex. Professional versions have rights to downgrade to the two previous versions only. You also have to be aware of your edition downgrade rights, […]

Office 365 for Consumers: What You Need to Know

February 24, 2013February 21, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Although Microsoft Office 365 for businesses isn’t out until later this month – the consumer version – Home Premium – is available now. How does that affect your business? Well, any employee who has Home Premium (which includes Outlook and Access), and uses a computer with this version installed, that connects to corporate email or databases, is misusing the license. The Home Premium license does not cover these instances. Specifically, it says” Only one person at a time may use […]

Software Assurance Tip #3

February 8, 2013February 6, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft Software AssuranceLeave a Comment

There is no truth to the rumor that terminating an Enterprise Agreement and/or dropping Software Assurance results in a Microsoft audit. It does, however, spotlight the company in the eyes of the rep who will have likely lost a considerable amount of compensation because of it. Humans are humans, after all, and perhaps an internal flag is waved resulting in an audit. It’s a big “maybe,” but it looms large. What’s more, the replacement rep will have the record of […]

Software Assurance Tip #2

February 7, 2013February 6, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft Software AssuranceLeave a Comment

In the situation where some of the your deployments fall under the classification of “Self Hosted Applications,” there is a requirement for Software Assurance. This is a key target for audits. But, again, certain circumstances may be negotiable – such as for sunsetted applications.

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