02-08-2007, 04:31 PM
[quote ztirffritz]If someone accesses a file on a server a CAL is required. Guess what a server is for? Sharing files. MS sucks.
There are ways around that for file serving as well.
[quote onthedownlow]
You are correct. Much cheaper dealing directly with Microsoft than using a reseller (especially CDW. lol)
Except for development, you can't buy software directly from MS. There are 4 (IIRC) main suppliers of MS software. All business and consumer customers buy their software, one way or another, from them. Even the OEMs don't buy from MS.
Your pricing does seem right for something like MSDN.
There are ways around that for file serving as well.
[quote onthedownlow]
.You're obviously not buying from CDW ;0
Just buying 20pks we're talking over $16k.
You are correct. Much cheaper dealing directly with Microsoft than using a reseller (especially CDW. lol)
Except for development, you can't buy software directly from MS. There are 4 (IIRC) main suppliers of MS software. All business and consumer customers buy their software, one way or another, from them. Even the OEMs don't buy from MS.
Your pricing does seem right for something like MSDN.