[Info-vax] vax vms licenses

[Dave Froble]

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.


Or by telling the vendor they had better treat me as first class, or better, 
cause the highway is a calling.

I do find it interesting that the worst doomsayers are those without any 
relationship with VSI.  Any current customers with VSI support out there have 
much to say about the issue?

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