[Info-vax] vax vms licenses

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/26/2022 7:04 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 4/25/22 22:37, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 4/25/2022 1:20 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2022-04-22, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>> On 4/22/2022 1:46 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I keep wondering if VSI has gone for a policy of short-term income at
>>>>> the expense of damaging long-term income and I hope that isn't the 
>>>>> case.
>>>>
>>>> They have obviously intended the opposite: they want to convert
>>>> short term one time revenue to long term recurring revenue.
>>>>
>>>> How it actually works out is to be seen.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The alternative viewpoint is that their short-term aggressive licence
>>> policies could be scaring off VMS the customers who would have made up
>>> their long-term income.
>>
>> What if a number of VMS customers, currently with support contracts, 
>> just declared "no, we won't accept that"?  Do you really think VSI 
>> would let them just walk?
> 
> Are you saying that VSI would give some people a better deal while the
> majority would be stuck with the original plan?  You don't think that
> would drive them away?

Business is business.

Based on what VSI has actually said then it seems highly likely.

Quote from Terry Holmes:

<quote>
Having said the above, we do recognize that there are specific 
situations that are so important to human health and wellness that even 
the idea of an expiring O/S license in a critical situation would not be 
the “Right Thing” to do.  Therefore, to those customers who may have 
specific situations (i.e. nuclear plants, military armaments, local 
infrastructure projects, other key government agencies that protect 
their citizens, etc….), we will grant an exception to this policy and 
allow VSI Perpetual licenses to be provided.
</quote>

Arne