On 2003.06.30 16:38 -ray wrote: > > Well the academic pricing we get from Microsoft is insanely cheap. > Sometimes over 90% off retail. i can get Win2k3 server std for $83. > Retail at cdw.com is $939. sometimes i think it should be illegal how > they practically give it to us, but charge everyone else a nut.... > > Now, whenever we talk about a campus wide licensing agreement, then they > want to charge based on FTE. The pricing is then insanely expensive. And > you don't buy the software, you lease it. > > -ray >
Students don't buy software either. If you examine the student license, you will notice insane restrictions on use worse than "normal". This differs little from the way Microsoft tolerates "piracy".
