Comments on: Changes to Action Pack licensing – undocumented, unwelcome, unwise

By: The Schlog » Blog Archive » Action Pack clarification - documented, welcome, wise

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:21:55 +0000

[...] Action Pack clarification – documented, welcome, wise Never has there been and likely never shall there be a more tumultuous month for the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS) than what we’ve just been through. It was bad enough that Vista, Office 2007, and Exchange 2007 were released to the public well before the January Action Pack shipped, and that Exchange 2007 will have to wait until April for MAPS subscribers. Then came the announcement that MAPS software licenses all expired at the end of each annual subscription, forcing subscribers to upgrade to the latest products if they wanted to keep their licenses valid. Couple that with the sudden realization among many subscribers (myself not include, I must point out) that there was a change made last July regarding Windows desktop licenses (they are now upgrade-only, rather than full versions). [...]

By: David Schrag

David Schrag — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:06:05 +0000

Hi, mdalligood. I have been advised by Eric Ligman that this issue has been “escalated” inside Microsoft. Perhaps we will see a change announced soon. I wish I could tell you who the proper individuals to contact are, but I don’t know. I basically blitzed all the Microsoft people I’ve met at various conferences who have anything to do with small business or licensing. Keep an eye on Eric’s blog for updates.

By: mdalligood

mdalligood — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:58:22 +0000

David. Could you provide contact information to the proper individuals concerning this matter? I am open for a professional debate regarding MAPS. I believe this is a mistake by MAPS, and should be handled quickly. I would appreciate any information you can provide so I can voice my opinion regarding this matter. I have already emailed Eric Ligman since I read it on his blog first, as well as Trika Harms zum Spreckel. I know they will respond to my request or pass the email on to those who need to see it.