There’s a lot
that’s still unsettled about the broker crackdown that HP began with
its lawsuits against three companies, but Harry Sterling has clarified one
thing. A customer or broker cannot transfer a software license from system
to system. “It’s like license plates in California,” the
3000 general manager said. “They go with the car during the
sale.”
You can’t
transfer software licenses between HP 3000s
With thousands of used 3000s
working around the world, those customers will be watching license transfer
policies — and potential fallout for owners of Abtech and
Hardwarehouse systems. In its lawsuit, HP did ask for Abtech to recall any
systems it had illegally configured. The HP 3000 has never had a recall
under any circumstances, so we’re eager to see how that might work.
Sterling admitted HP isn’t sure how that would operate, either, in
part because of the scope of the systems sold is uncertain. Customers can
call HP at 408-447- 4185 about Software License Transfer questions, and CSY
is taking the transfer process internal to the division now, and adding
staff.
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