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Is User-Based Licensing the Way of the Future for Windows?

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While Microsoft has traditionally done its software licensing at the device level, Computerworld reports that the company is experimenting with user-level licensing more. This is likely an alignment with Office 365, the company's cloud-based version of its productivity suite. It's also no doubt a response to the one-user, multiple-devices lifestyle that is the norm today.