[Info-vax] vax vms licenses

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/26/2022 8:16 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> 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.

Business is business.

If you go to McDonalds regularly then McDonalds give you points
that you occasionally can use to get a free burger.

Cloud providers does not customize their offerings unless
someone like US DoD comes and talk about byuing for 10 B$
services.

The question is not *if* - the question is *how much*.

Arne