Oh I wasn't advocating it as a response....I just wanted to satisfy the curiosity of my inner rebel. The part of me that gets away with parking fines even though the effort to get away from them costs more than the fine :-)
On 6 November 2014 13:56, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > They will take you to court, probably win (99.5%), and shut you down > with punitive damages. Don’t do it. > > > > When I first went independent consultant, I focused on Software Asset > Management. But it’s so boring…. But there are lots of companies out there > – this is all they do. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David McSpadden > *Sent:* Thursday, November 6, 2014 8:50 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] RE: Microsoft SAM > > > > One does not simply refuse a Microsoft License request. > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *James Rankin > *Sent:* Thursday, November 06, 2014 8:49 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Microsoft SAM > > > > Just out of interest, what happens if you refuse to co-operate with them? > > > > > On 6 November 2014 13:43, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is the very first step, to determine whether they think you are > willfully or negligently pirating software. > > > > Very likely, someone has filed a complaint. (It very well could be an > ex-employee or a competitor.) But Microsoft takes those complaints very > seriously. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Stefan Jafs > *Sent:* Thursday, November 6, 2014 8:38 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Microsoft SAM > > > > Just got an e-mail from Microsoft to do an Microsoft License Review: > > > > We are requesting your support to conduct a License Review at “Name of Our > Company”, The primary goals of this engagement will be to establish a > license position baseline by reconciling installed Microsoft Software with > purchase records, and completing a *high-level* “Current State > Assessment” of your SAM policies and practices, with recommendations on how > to optimize SAM within your enterprise and present you with an official > Effective License Position (ELP) document > > > > So is this an audit or what? > > > > __________________________________ > > *Stefan Jafs* > > > > > > > -- > > *James Rankin* > --------------------- > RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization > Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana > Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use > of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are > not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that > you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and > delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, > retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is > strictly prohibited. > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > -- *James Rankin* --------------------- RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
