Roy Schestowitz came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a moment
ago in comp.os.linux.advocacy:
> Multi-Core Processors Challenging Traditional Software Pricing Models
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> | However, Microsoft Corp. hasn't hopped on this train yet; it plans
> | to continue to charge per processor for software
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Another strategy for CIOs, suggested Giera, would be to consider
> | using open-source software as an alternative to commercial software
> | during the transition period.
> `----
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061009/18110_id.html?.v=1n
This confuses me. Do they charge per die, per core, what?
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