Replies to post #12737 on Vertical Computer Systems Inc (fka VCSY)

[doc2016]

one way to look at it. i think partners can use the 'productivity apps of msft' to create their own ip based on the productivity apps. said productivity apps are not changed at the whim of msft to block the partners' creations/upgrades thereof. wags.

the security is important and is derived from other licensed ip, therefore, not bundled with it.
the stabilization of the 'office 2024' could be a step in the evolution of the productivity apps....nothing would prevent an office 2025 or 26 or 28 or other version with perpetual license..but this is my take on it and your's is as good as mine.
making office 2024 locked in time, will allow a version of it and ip based on the specific locked version to be known, registered, and the partners can dev op in accordance without wasting money on a deadend development.
might be a reason msft determined as blocking the adoption of w 11 from w10?

i think that this perpetual license/version is also a way to satisfy regulators/partners/competitors.

if '2024' becomes outdated, msft comes out with another locked in time....the key would be what is considered security ip upgrades? their license should spell it out.and then contract litigators could eyeball it...include generative ai analysis.......as shorters will be employing same.

[Konaploinks]

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[OraclePhoenix71]

You imply that there is VCSY IP in Microsoft Office. based on the Microsoft/VCSY settlement from years ago. Patent protection for that IP expires on 11/30/2024, so even if it contained it (which is highly unlikely), it won't alter VCSY's financial position. Microsoft paid for a perpetual license and does not owe VCSY a cent. The product that was impacted at the time was SharePoint, which makes sense because 744 is a content-management patent, and SharePoint is a document/content management system. They even failed to pay the maintenance fees on the vaunted MLE patent, which has also expired. All of this information is publicly available on the USPTO site. Companies have been moving away from perpetual licenses for quite a while. Adobe, Microsoft, and many others only offer subscription-based models, and many are cloud-based.