[IWE] Re: IWE digest, Vol 1 #138 - 1 msg

[Sven Coenye]

>> When have an external M$ licensing compliance manager. He has let us  
>> know that MS has set the vanishing date for XP OEM licenses at 15 March.
>>
>> As downgrading an OEM Vista license is not allowed, if the above is  
>> true, that means you'll have to pay big bucks to keep Vista out. (We're  
>> still on W2K and have no desire whatsoever to see Vista at all, but I  
>> think we're fscked on this one.)
>>     
>
> They won't be able to stick to that. It's far too soon. Too many  
> corporates will ask and ask and ask and ask and ask and ask and ask until  
> Microsoft caves in and allows new XP licenses again. I'm sure this has  
> happened before with previous versions of Windows. As much as Microsoft  
> want to push people to The Latest And Greatest (!), a substantial  
> proportion just will not be pushed that fast.
>
> Wade.
>   
Billy has unclenched his fist just a little. XP still disappears in two 
weeks, but downgrading from OEM Vista is now allowed. This again was a 
letter addressed to the license managers, so I have no clue if this 
means that Vista's EULA was modified, or if they are going to pretend 
this never happened six months down the road and put the hammer down.