“Even in the old days, software licensing was complicated. You
could choose from a per-user licence, a site licence or in some
cases concurrent licensing. Don’t forget per-CPU pricing, too. Now,
suppliers are opening up even more options. Microsoft, for example,
launched a subscription-based model in 2002. And the introduction
of new technologies promises to increase the complexity.“In the public sector, people such as Colin Shand have been
contending with such developments for a while…”
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