Devices Microsoft licence hike seen as revenue grab Howard Solomon @HowardITWC Published: December 7th, 2012No one likes price increases. But organizations have to face the fact that Microsoft Corp. has hiked the price of its user client access licences by a not inconsiderable 15 per cent. According to this report from Computerworld U.S., industry analysts say that while the price of device CALs stays untouched, there’s no bright side to the news. RELATED CONTENTFive tips for managing Microsoft licencing costs Microsoft’s move comes after it raised the price of Office 2013 in what industry analysts said was a plan to get buyers to go for subscriptions to the cloud-based Office 365. They also see the recent move on CALs as a similar way to convince buyers the cloud model should be preferred. Read the whole story here Related Download Sponsor: BlackBerry A UEM Checklist for CIOs Register Now Devices Microsoft
