[Info-vax] vax vms licenses

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 4/26/22 19:46, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> 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>

So you have First Class customers and you have Second Class customers.
If my vendor considered me a Second Class customer I would start looking
for a new vendor.

bill