[Serusers] Windows Messenger charges user fees?

[Mark Aiken]

http://www.microsoft.com/office/livecomm/prodinfo/default.mspx
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 On 11/4/05, Mark Aiken <aiken.mark at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> WM5.1 has been replaced by Office Communicator for which there is a per
> seat charge for use with LCS. WM5.1. Just look on the MS LCS site for
> details.
>  Both WM5.1 and Office Communicator use the same protocol to prevent using
> SIP IM without LCS.
>  If your looking for a rep to sell you some seats you should be able to
> find it via the LCS site. I can dig out some contact info from some old
> email archives if you really need it.
>  Mark
>  On 11/3/05, Michael Kendall <michael at starmega.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Mark,
> >
> > I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your rare
> > and insightful comments about Windows Messenger (WM).
> > Valuable warnings of this kind are understandably
> > difficult to find on the Microsoft Website,
> > or anywhere else for that matter.
> > The restrictions you describe are probably the reason
> > that WM gets so little mention on the serusers list.
> >
> > I visited the Microsoft website describing WM,
> > and all of the WM documents I find are dated 2001,
> > as if Microsoft has abandoned the WM product,
> > which I don't think is really the case.
> >
> > The documents did not mention any plan
> > for me to pay a fee for WM use,
> > with or without whiteboard and IM service.
> > The site makes WM appear 100% free.
> > Can you please direct me to a website or a phone number
> > where I can find out the amount and conditions
> > of such WM charges?
> >
> > During my startup phase, while I am evaluating the viability
> > of my tutoring business model,
> > it is probably acceptable for me to pay WM fees to Microsoft,
> > and to restrict myself to the uPnP routers required by WM.
> > But over the longer term, both of those limitations will
> > present a serious problem, just as you have suggested.
> > Microsoft's failure to include STUN support in WM is
> > a serious error which limits its deployability.
> >
> > thanks for your help,
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> >
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