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Microsoft is producing on the market in the U.S. and Canada a volume-license subscription plan aimed at tiny and mid-size companies (SMBs).The strategy, recognized because the Open Worth Subscription, happens to be offered in several Microsoft international subsidiairies since 2000/2001, according to firm officials.Eric Ligman, Microsoft US Senior Supervisor for Little Company Neighborhood Engagement, introduced via a posting about the Microsoft Little Company Neighborhood weblog Microsoft;s strategy to add Open Worth Subscription as an choice, starting on March 3,microsoft Office 2010 keygen, 2008. Liggman blogged:“The Microsoft Open Worth Subscription Program provides a way for SMB customers to ;subscribe; to the Microsoft software they want to utilize in their companies in a ‘lease-like; fashion. This option provides the up-front cost-saving benefits of a lease-type model (no,Microsoft Office Home And Business 2010, it’s not an actual lease) where they can pay to use the software for a set period of time with the flexibility to increase or decrease in dimension as their enterprise dimensions does year over year. At the end of the initial term, clients have the options to continue the subscription,Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, buy out the subscription to own the licenses, or to end the subscription.”The new licensing choice will allow SMBs to make use of “spread payments in Open Value or budget assistance through Microsoft Financing,” Liggman blogged. He added that Microsoft is expanding the availability of the new choice due to SMB partner and customer interest.Microsoft is offering many Webcasts during the next few weeks to explain the program to interested partners and customers.The Open Worth Subscription license, like all Microsoft volume licenses, has its plusses and minuses. As poster “Mark” commented around the Little Small business Community weblog:“We;ve had OVSL (Open Volume Subscrition License) here in the UK for various years now… we operate exclusively in the SMB space and have pushed this licensing model heavily inside the last 12-18 months in particular….“From a pro perspective it enables clients to budget,Office 2010 Home And Business, to plan and manage costs more effectively, to avoid the three yearly capital expenditure ‘bump;. It enables you as the outsourced IT dept to use deploy the latest software to your client using Volum(e) Licenses and all the nice tools that go with that.“From a ‘con; perspective… it is expensive I think.. provided the potential lengthy term buy in of this model it is appalling that Microsoft give you virtually no discount vs other llicensing models. The renewals process whilst generous (you can buy 10 core cals [client access licenses] and add 10 PC;s a week later but not pay for them until next year) is onerous. And finally the backend distributor support for this model is still weak.“Overall we personally like it, I discuss it with every new client,Office 2010 Professional Plus Key, and I would think that 80% end up using it. I just wish MS would be more realistic in pitching it.”Anyone else — Microsoft customers or partners — had experience with this new licensing model for SMBs? What;s your verdict?