tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538959584197558894.post4127355946067043219..comments2023-08-10T06:07:11.657-04:00Comments on The Markets Are Open: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Lifts Licensing Fees By 15%themarketsareopenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11416570369006157934noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538959584197558894.post-5548333500041146792012-12-03T11:36:54.113-05:002012-12-03T11:36:54.113-05:00I think that, rather than cutting the number of iP...I think that, rather than cutting the number of iPads and iPhones, customers are more likely to examine whether there are alternatives to Microsoft's CAL system. The vast majority of these devices are used in the field, not in the home office. <br /><br />A parallel to this short-sightedness by MSFT occurred in the old pharma of pre-1990. When Pharma A's drug went off patent or was eclipsed by a superior new one, Pharma A gambled - and usually one - that there are a certain percentage of prescribers who will keep prescribing Pharma A's brand, and they progressively jacked prices as market share dropped.<br /><br />Customers in every industry - drugs, airlines and networking - reject that kind of tactic today. CAL customer CEOs will be calling their IT people in to find alternatives that don't require them to pay MSFT. I'm sure that right now, there are enterprising software people who are on the edge of introducing a CAL system alternative to free MSFT customers from this increase - and perhaps, the CAL system in its entiretyMel Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636163230021886376noreply@blogger.com