Computerworld posted a story that Microsoft's recent increase in the price of its user client-access licenses (CAL) is a 'lose-lose' deal for enterprise customers but will likely yield a major revenue boost for the vendor.
On Dec. 1, Microsoft overhauled its enterprise license pricing, most notably raising the price of "user" CALs by 15%.Enterprise IT is on the losing end of Microsoft's CAL price hike
CALs are required for corporate workers to legally access Microsoft software running on application servers.
Microsoft previously priced its two categories of CALs -- "device" and "user" -- identically. Device CALs are tied to a specific device, typically a desktop or laptop PC. The user CALs allow an enterprise worker to access applications on servers from multiple devices, such as PCs, tablets or smartphones.
