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It's a form of extorsion!
License models based solely on # of users are extortion, plain and simple. Examine licensing for a mail server. Prices are typically based on number of users. More users, more money. However, the additional cost provides no additional services or products. Hardware, bandwidth, IT resources and wages for the added ?users? are all the customers? responsibility. They are charging you more money because they assume you are making more money.

Imagine and office supply store charging a different price for paper based on potential use. Kids coloring on the paper, $5 bucks. Plan to write a best seller with it, ten grand. Or the prices of a pickup truck doubling because you plan to use it for a lawn care company.

It greed and nothing more and it?s illegal. Someone just needs to figure out how to prosecute it.
Posted by: dkulik@...   Posted on: 05/06/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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This is 100% right on!  bjbrock | 10/19/04
I tend to agree.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/19/04
Agreed...  John Le'Brecage | 10/20/04
It is how I do it.  Squawkbox | 10/19/04
do you trust them  V Sanders | 10/19/04
Good honest question  Squawkbox | 10/19/04
When push comes to shove  in-DUH-vidual | 10/19/04
Either the brakes come off or the wheels Will  Chad_z | 10/19/04
Then their is the pay once always stay model.  The King's Servant | 10/19/04
Sorry, Chad. Meant to reply to the story, not you.  The King's Servant | 10/19/04
Your statements are why I love competition  Squawkbox | 10/19/04
This is pure nonsense....  Mike Cox | 10/19/04
6.0  CobraA1 | 10/20/04
Not exactly...  John Le'Brecage | 10/20/04
Not your best  shallow_diver | 10/20/04
The Problem With This  ParadigmOdyssey | 10/19/04
Is software dead?  MyLord | 10/20/04
The huge revenues are dead...but not software  shawkins | 10/20/04
Licensing of software is  sigmascape | 10/20/04
Abuse  Tim Patterson | 10/20/04
The software market is maturing.  JonathonDoe | 10/20/04
Back to the future  wresnick | 10/20/04
Great for Company, Bad For Consumer  coffeenite | 10/20/04
Is the Software License dead?  pjones | 10/20/04
ASPs  Doug_Alder | 10/20/04
It's a form of extorsion!  dkulik@... | 05/06/06

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