Tracking Licenses is Not Easy (Score 1)

The truth of the matter is that tracking software licenses is not easy for the average IT guy. You buy computers at different times with different versions of Windows. Then you upgrade. Then you get some more computers with the OS installed by Dell. It becomes a big mess quick! There needs to be an easier way to track this stuff. A file cabinet full of little holograms just doesn't cut it. The other side is that I work at a software company and we have invested millions in developing our product. Microsoft has probably spent billions. I think they have the right to protect their investment. They shouldn't, however, make you dedicate a staff of people to organizing holograms or stupid pieces of paper. Maybe someone should create a service that keeps track of what you by and stores the documentation for you. Then you can just call 'em up, order more software and they take care of it. If Microsoft comes calling, just send them to your friendly 3rd party software license provider. You think Microsoft is bad. Take a look at Oracle's licensing agreement and try to figure out how many oracle universal power units you are using: http://oraclestore.oracle.com/cec/cstage?eccookie= Kn658segnj%2BS0p8lPG%2FqAz%2BOMp%2Bi7W2gHmhE1sFSzD DjHZQormq739gPHUBMjeXyFmI3BHUZEIQ%3D&ecaction=ecpa ssthru&template=help.en.htm&p_key_value=help_licen sing I guess if any of you guys actually had millions of copies of your software out there you might be concerned about getting paid too. bonehed