[Info-vax] VSI Subscription Licensing Exchanges

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 5/25/2021 5:04 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 5/25/2021 3:04 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 5/25/2021 2:29 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
>>>                                            However, that would mean
>>> that a customer would then have several valid licenses, and apparently
>>> VSI is also concerned about too many licenses being in circulation.
>>> (Unloading and deleting the old one won't cut it, since people have
>>> backups.)
>>
>> You have a license 21-25 for node A and you receive a license
>> 22-26 for node A.
>>
>> Yes - the 21-25 license could be installed on node B. But
>> so could the 22-26 license. Both would be illegal.
> 
> If not "illegal", then what would you call ruining someone's business?

Business??

Sorry if it sounds a bit cynical, but I believe that is the
reality: customer demand changes, vendor drops support,
politicians change regulation, employees leave etc. are
all normal business risk.

Arne