[Am-info] Office subscription trial dumped (September 11, 2002)

[Fred A. Miller]

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http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,5076213%255E15306,00.html

"MICROSOFT has dropped plans to offer Office XP on a subscription=20
licence after trials in Australia, New Zealand and France showed=20
customers found the model confusing.=20

The trial, known as the Office XP End-User Subscription Licencing or=20
ESL, began in May 2001 and involved both end users and computer=20
resellers."

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
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