Cost to renew Windows XP?

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Roger Sanders

Our school district network engineer is suggesting that we start looking at
alternative operating systems and office applications because Microsoft
charges a renewal fee for Windows XP every two years. I have searched the
web for information on this claim, but can find nothing. Is there a renewal
fee that must be paid on a periodical basis or not?

Thanks,
R. Sanders
 
No, you own the license to use the software in perpetuity. There is no subscription or "renewal" for Windows XP or Microsoft Office.
 
No, your expert "school district network engineer" is wrong
and should be replaced with someone more competent.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Our school district network engineer is suggesting that we start looking at
| alternative operating systems and office applications because Microsoft
| charges a renewal fee for Windows XP every two years. I have searched the
| web for information on this claim, but can find nothing. Is there a renewal
| fee that must be paid on a periodical basis or not?
|
| Thanks,
| R. Sanders
|
|
 
Greetings --

I strongly suggest that your school district hire a network
"engineer" who knows something about the job. Yours has apparently
been self-medicating himself.

Bruce Chambers

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Our school district network engineer is suggesting that we start looking at
alternative operating systems and office applications because Microsoft
charges a renewal fee for Windows XP every two years. I have searched the
web for information on this claim, but can find nothing. Is there a renewal
fee that must be paid on a periodical basis or not?
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Not on retail or OEM licenses. There is a wide variety in the volume
licensing programs. You should be able to look them up on the microsoft.com
site. Search for "volume licensing"
 
Interesting. The headaches and enormous cost this fellow may have caused
is mind blowing. Sounds like he has an ulterior motive - Job security, maybe?

Greg K
 
And they also have school contracts. In Australia Office was open to anyone to hire on a two yearly basis (it flopped and MS gave free copies of office to their hirers to get rid of them). Hiring was dearer than buying which is why it flopped. Many schools in Australia have deals where everyone gets windows/office (staff/students at home are also included in some) for a yearly fee.

There are no alternatives to windows. Nearly every person in a school (thinking unis and the like here) has self trained on Windows, and will need to be able to use windows if they want a job.
 
It makes some sense, but not at MS prices. Assuming a company intends to use legal software (this means only large companies). Say a Dell is $2000, but as low as $900 (with an OS and Works that one throws away), then $1200 for office, $300 for Pro

I only buy between $1500 and $2000 computers (they need to last 8 years). The cost of software is equal to the cost of the hardware. So it;'s a $3000 to $3500 computer with a 3 or 5 year depreciation cycle. If one hires the software then it 1500 to 2000 with the hire cost as a deduction in this years tax bill.

I saw a quote for hiring computers with software supplied over the internet (as MS was and still are pushing). The price was far higher per year than buying the computers and software.
 
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