Yes, I just purchased a single processor license, it was $528 or so USD.
The ones
I purchased just before year end were about $218USD.  

Unless new customers are coming in with huge discounts, I think that TSM is
now
priced out of the market.

As a consultant (in a former life) I would be seriously considering taking
my customers
to other products, if I could find one that fits.

I love the TSM concept, but economics is what rules.  And there is not
enough difference
in the technological differences to make up the economic ones at this point.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cahill, Ricky [SMTP:Ricky.Cahill AT EQUITAS.CO DOT UK]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 3:46 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      License Pricing
> 
> Just got a quote back for some Win2k licenses and was rather surprised at
> the massive increase in price, ok I've not bought a license for a couple
> of
> years but this is bonkers..
> 
> single processor server         £391.98 + vat per server
> dual processor server           £783.96 + vat per server
> quad processor server           £1567.92 + vat per server
> 
> Anyone know if a license bought prior to this stupid per cpu idea is valid
> for one server or one cpu??
> 
> 
>        ..........Rikk
> 
> 
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