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Microsoft alters software licensing
Microsoft plans this coming Friday to announce changes to a licensing program for its software communication protocols as part of its landmark antitrust settlement with the U.S. Government.
[blockquote]The changes include a much shorter license agreement and removing royalties it currently charges for about two dozen protocols, Microsoft spokesperson Jim Desler says.
Microsoft will also modify the evaluation program, making it easier for prospective licensees to review samples of the technical documentation, he says.
As in the past, changes to the licensing program come in response to criticism from the states that Microsoft has settled with. The latest critique came last Friday in a Joint Status Report by 16 states and the District of Columbia on Microsoft's compliance with the November 2002 antitrust settlement.
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[blockquote]The changes include a much shorter license agreement and removing royalties it currently charges for about two dozen protocols, Microsoft spokesperson Jim Desler says.
Microsoft will also modify the evaluation program, making it easier for prospective licensees to review samples of the technical documentation, he says.
As in the past, changes to the licensing program come in response to criticism from the states that Microsoft has settled with. The latest critique came last Friday in a Joint Status Report by 16 states and the District of Columbia on Microsoft's compliance with the November 2002 antitrust settlement.
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[link=http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114399,00.asp]The full report[/link]
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