[CS-FSLUG] NI: Microsoft takes stand on 'virtual' licensing

[Fred A. Miller]

"Microsoft's new policy seeks to reconcile new technology and old licensing 
models. Starting in December, the company will calculate the cost of server 
software products by the number of running instances of that product on any 
given server, rather than the number of physical processors contained in that 
server.

 The shift will benefit customers, Microsoft says, by allowing them to parse 
up the processing power of a machine in a cost-effective manner. The company 
is looking to expand the use of virtualization with its own products, within 
partner programs and through its pricing policies, said Andy Lees, 
Microsoft's corporate vice president of servers and tools marketing."

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5892155.html?tag=nl.e589

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