Multiple PC Windows 7 licenses?

sswats · 12 Feb 2009 at 13:53

Are MS going to sell windows 7 licenses for multiple PC's like they do with office?

I want to upgrade all 3 of my PC's to 7 but that's gonna be expensive if I have to buy 3 licenses.

Dappy · 12 Feb 2009 at 14:00

Last year there was talk of a subscription based model for home PCs, a bit like the volume licence key program offered to businesses. Not heard anything recently on this though.

Burnsy2023 · 12 Feb 2009 at 16:03

I doubt it, but it's too early to say.

Dangerous · 12 Feb 2009 at 16:05

haha MS will not give you any discount for 3 licences, maybe 300

You might get a fiver off the retailer if you ask

bledd · 12 Feb 2009 at 16:50

imo, for their own sake they should offer 3 system licences, like they do with office.

as long as you can't do it with the domain joining os's, it's win/win for ms.

PiKe · 12 Feb 2009 at 16:56

Why not offer a per house licence?

Burnsy2023 · 12 Feb 2009 at 16:59

PiKe said:
Why not offer a per house licence?

It's not quantifiable. What if you house is hooooooggge?

I think a 3 machine licence could be useful, but it does deviate away form MS' current licensing model.

bledd · 13 Feb 2009 at 09:09

Burnsy2023 said:
It's not quantifiable. What if you house is hooooooggge?

I think a 3 machine licence could be useful, but it does deviate away form MS' current licensing model.

it does, but they have started doing it with office

office must be one of the most pirated softwares ever though

_Jimlad_ · 13 Feb 2009 at 10:05

that would be good, a 3 user licence would be enough for most homes. I should be able to use the work copy

Burnsy2023 · 13 Feb 2009 at 12:22

bledd. said:
it does, but they have started doing it with office

office must be one of the most pirated softwares ever though

They've been doing it for years, but not with the intention to blanket licence 3 machines. The idea behind it was to licence mobile devices so that you could author a document on your home PC and edit it on your laptop. It's not meant to be used on three static devices (unless it changed since Office 2003, which is entriely possible).