We still have about 30% of our client base, and believe it or not, these clients are in the US, on Windows 2000.
Since we deal with a lot of small businesses, we have had a good measure of success selling them on the MS view of SMB computing, especially Windows SBS 2003.
However, some of them, and I'm talking about guys without any ISV-developed apps with serious dependencies on Windows 2000, do not seem to see the benefit of the upgrade. It's a pity!
Also, later this year, we will have a final list of minimum specs. for a Longhorn system - rule-of-thumb: multiply by 2.5, and be able to get the hardware installed now in order to perform an in-place upgrade to Longhorn desktop next year, and Longhorn server when available.
I am now going to show them all the info I can get about this rollup update and try to do the upsell, which, in this case is to their advantage, all over again.
I would also let them know that it will be a revolutionary step from Win2K client/server to Longhorn, while the Win2K->XP Pro/Server 2003-> Longhorn will be much easier.
These are also the clients who do not believe in MS Licensing programs. Again a pity, as it reduces their cost of Microsoft software.
However, I do not believe in giving up.
My (personal) goal is for a 100% customer acceptance of Licensing. Period.
Since we deal with a lot of small businesses, we have had a good measure of success selling them on the MS view of SMB computing, especially Windows SBS 2003.
However, some of them, and I'm talking about guys without any ISV-developed apps with serious dependencies on Windows 2000, do not seem to see the benefit of the upgrade. It's a pity!
Also, later this year, we will have a final list of minimum specs. for a Longhorn system - rule-of-thumb: multiply by 2.5, and be able to get the hardware installed now in order to perform an in-place upgrade to Longhorn desktop next year, and Longhorn server when available.
I am now going to show them all the info I can get about this rollup update and try to do the upsell, which, in this case is to their advantage, all over again.
I would also let them know that it will be a revolutionary step from Win2K client/server to Longhorn, while the Win2K->XP Pro/Server 2003-> Longhorn will be much easier.
These are also the clients who do not believe in MS Licensing programs. Again a pity, as it reduces their cost of Microsoft software.
However, I do not believe in giving up.
My (personal) goal is for a 100% customer acceptance of Licensing. Period.