As servers with dual-core processors come closer to hitting the market, Microsoft announced today it will not base its per-processor software licensing charges on the number of cores in a chip, sticking to the traditional price per processor, regardless of its number of cores. The issue has risen in significance as software vendors with per-processor licensing — having struggled somewhat to address other processor technologies such as hyperthreading — adjust to technologies that cut down on the number of machines needed.
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Microsoft Won’t Charge More for Multicore Licenses
Posted by: Jay Lyman October 19, 2004 10:37 AMAs servers with dual-core processors come closer to hitting the market, Microsoft announced today it will not base its per-processor software licensing charges on the number of cores in a chip, sticking to the traditional price per processor, regardless of its number of cores. The issue has risen in significance as software vendors with per-processor licensing — having struggled somewhat to address other processor technologies such as hyperthreading — adjust to technologies that cut down on the number of machines needed.