Microsoft unleashed the new Licensing 6.0 volume-licensing program on its customers this month, and the overall effect was predictably chilling. Giga Information Group says that 20 percent of Microsoft's customers can't afford the new program, which basically requires them to sign up for 2- or 3-year subscription terms. A total of 40 percent of Microsoft's former volume-licensing customers have simply opted to not sign up for Licensing 6.0. Gartner says the percentages are even uglier in other countries. In Australia, for example, as many as 50 percent of Microsoft's customers have bailed from Licensing 6.0. The best customer quote? "For frickin' sake, [Microsoft has] $36 billion in the bank, and they're trying to squeeze us." LOL. For more Info Warp2......Wininformant.com

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