Licensing

[Lynn Donovan]

If I am setting up a business and want to put Microsoft Publisher onto 5
different computers, do I have to buy 5 different software packages or can I
buy the one pack and buy 4 extra licences. Or are you legally allowed to put
publisher onto as many computers as you want?

 

[John Inzer]

If I am setting up a business and want to put Microsoft
Publisher onto 5 different computers, do I have to buy 5
different software packages or can I buy the one pack and
buy 4 extra licences. Or are you legally allowed to put
publisher onto as many computers as you want?

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The product can be installed on one Desktop and
one Laptop for the purpose of the primary user.

The following excerpt is from the Pub 2003 EULA:

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1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Microsoft grants you
the following rights provided that you comply with
all terms and conditions of this EULA:
1.1 Installation and use. You may:
(a) install and use a copy of the Software on one
personal computer or other device; and
(b) install an additional copy of the Software on a
second, portable device for the exclusive use of
the primary user of the first copy of the Software.
===

Maybe the following links will offer some useful info:

Microsoft Open License Program
http://tinyurl.com/6gcyy

Microsoft Volume Licensing
http://tinyurl.com/4hu5k

 

[Ed Bennett]

If I am setting up a business and want to put Microsoft Publisher
onto 5 different computers, do I have to buy 5 different software
packages or can I buy the one pack and buy 4 extra licences. Or are
you legally allowed to put publisher onto as many computers as you
want?

You either buy five individually-licensed copies, or a licensing kit with
five licenses.

See http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/default.mspx for details.

Open licensing looks like the best bet for you.

 

[Lynn Donovan]

Thanks for the reply and all but there was no need to be so mean. This is my
first time to use this community group thing so how was I supposed to know
you can search through old posts. Also, I am'nt really setting up a business
in real life, it is an imaginary one for an IT assignment that i'm doing in
college and I thought by coming on to this website people wouldn't be so
ignorant to those who lack strong IT knowledge. Thank God there were some
other decent people on this community group who gave me some better advice
than yours!!

 

[Ed Bennett]

If one lives in a motor home, is his desktop computer "portable"? <G>

With strong enough arms, any desktop computer is portable

 

[John Inzer]

John,

If one lives in a motor home, is his desktop computer
"portable"? <G>

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Absolutely!

 

[drc023]

Do you remember the IBM Portable PC? a.k.a. The Luggable Only weighed about
35 pounds.

 

[Oziebill]

Compaq had one in the early eighties that was like a suitcase - a rather
full one too as I recall.


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