Microsoft allows reselling of used software in UK
According ZDNet, Microsoft has “stunned some in the British reseller community by allowing a discount dealer to sell secondhand volume licenses, opening the floodgates for a used-software market.”
A company called Disclic has begun selling on second-hand software licenses from “insolvent or downsizing companies”. This process has been accepted by Microsoft.
Jonathan Horley, a Director of Disclic, said, “Yes, we are doing that. It’s been in planning for a year and a half. Previously, a lot of companies didn’t see software licenses as an asset, but this helps them see that.”
It seems that a loophole in UK insolvency law, coupled with a clause in Microsoft licenses, allows unwanted volume licenses to be transferred. Disclic’s discount is said to in the region of 20 - 50 percent.
ZDNet reports that “A Microsoft representative confirmed on Thursday in the UK that Disclic’s resale of licenses ‘does meet Microsoft’s terms and conditions.’ ”
[Source: ZDNet]
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