Microsoft slashes licensing, software fees for iCafe sector

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Microsoft slashes licensing, software fees for iCafe sector
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman) Updated February 16, 2010 12:00 AM
Source: Microsoft slashes licensing, software fees for iCafe sector | The Freeman >> The Freeman Sections >> Cebu Business

CEBU, Philippines - In its effort to sustain the Internet Café industry (iCafe) in the Philippines, Microsoft Philippines has rolled out the lowest priced software products and licensing for the first time in history.

Microsoft Philippines Inc. License Compliance Manager Fortune Abelo-Magsadia announced to at least 130 iCafe owners the Microsoft’s industry strengthening efforts through its Microsoft iCafe Program.

“In the past eight years, Internet Café owners had been asking for best price. To help them with their businesses we introduced this program designed for the industry, with affordable software and licensing prices,” Magsadia said in an interview.

The iCafé program is Microsoft's response to one of Internet café customers' unmet needs: secure a dependable computing experience in a shared PC space.

Like Internet cafés, Microsoft aims to give more underserved Filipinos access to technology.

“Microsoft wants to forge a partnership with Internet cafés to achieve its shared purpose of empowering more Filipinos with technology, especially those who cannot afford to own a PC,” she said.

Microsoft offers secure and dependable computing in licensing packages that are relevant and affordable for Internet café owners who are looking to serve their customers better and expand their business, she stressed.

As an introduction to the program, Microsoft announced the major slash of Windows 7 (Operating Software) from P9,000 to P2,399 until May of this year.

Microsoft Office on the other hand, is now pegged at P999 including rental rights fee.

The Billgates-owned company has picked Cebu as its pilot area for the national launching of this program.

“There are a lot of benefits that an iCafe can take advantage of, once they will enroll in the program,” Magsadia said.

Aside from slashed prices, the program offers value added services for free, such as billing and metering tools, PC help tools, among others.

“We are trying to provide them [iCafe owners] value added services and products,” she explained.

This effort is part of Microsoft’s bid to help iCafe industry to operate in legitimate business, meaning employing licensed software, and grow their businesses, at the same time helping the rest of Filipino people to have easy and affordable access to the world-wide-web.

Because of bottleneck competition, the iCafe industry in the Philippines is now struggling and is now in the “survival of the fittest” mode. Getting help from the major infrastructure provider, like Microsoft, is a big help for the industry.

In an earlier interview with one of the largest players in the Internet Café industry in Cebu Francis Lim, he said that profit in Internet Café business is shrinking.

With the seemingly saturated market for Internet Cafes that becomes like a Sari-Sari store, that one can find an Internet Café in every corner Lim said the battle in the industry now is providing value-added services, while renting charges have dropped significantly over the years.

While a lot of Internet Café businesses have folded up in the last few years, because of tough competition, Lim said others are thriving, as they have continuously invested on sustainable measures like software and hardware upgrade, and providing conducive ambiance both for gamers, and web browsers. (FREEMAN NEWS)

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[Chipmunk888]

the bad thing here is microsoft WONT allow na licensed XP home to be used in internet cafes.


they agreed before na pwede ang XP home basta original/legit but now, they change napod their mind to let their windows7(which had bluescreen in the presentation last feb. 13) being sold.


there is a tremendous number of piso-piso computer rentals in very narrow and hidden areas(most are inside houses) in the city and provinces which have NO business permits and PIRATED XP installed.


almost all complied before in windows xp originals but they and authorities seemed had lesser efforts sorting out the huge number of pirated xp used in small but vast businesses which is more than a sari-sari store not only in corners but inside narrow hidden areas and homes.

[oisilener1982]

Gibuhat ni sa microsoft para modako ang sales sa Office 2007, then taud2x mo release na sila sa Office 2010

Pero at least maka tipid ta sa OS

[Mambazzoo]

the bad thing here is microsoft WONT allow na licensed XP home to be used in internet cafes.


they agreed before na pwede ang XP home basta original/legit but now, they change napod their mind to let their windows7(which had bluescreen in the presentation last feb. 13) being sold.


there is a tremendous number of piso-piso computer rentals in very narrow and hidden areas(most are inside houses) in the city and provinces which have NO business permits and PIRATED XP installed.


almost all complied before in windows xp originals but they and authorities seemed had lesser efforts sorting out the huge number of pirated xp used in small but vast businesses which is more than a sari-sari store not only in corners but inside narrow hidden areas and homes.

hahaha, ang windows 7 ni blue screen?

ha? ipa windows 7 nila mga icafe? binuang ma ni. gas2 na pud na then luoya gud sa icafe daghan kaau kilid2 gani wla licenses sa permit ug windows xp pirated pa gigamit.

sure ko ani daghan gyud mag bagolbol kay kad2 naka windows xp home na before dili na magamit na.
paita sad ana nila oi...angay unta na padayon lang usa na.

unahon na ta na nila check kanang kilid2 diha sure man na cla wla license...if pasagdan nang mga kilid2 luoy kaau ang icafe dili mag dugay.

[netcommando]

this is really not help to i-cafes as stated in the news, instead it's a kill. imagine they allowed xphome version before and no considerations to it now. their promo is good but it is a new investment; example if u have 20PCs so P45,980 + 19,980 for the ofc07 (that includes the rental rights perpetual but oem).
on the otherhand, this is a goodway of eradicating piracy but it comes with a price to legit operators.
"But i would just like to recommend a buy-in swap or buy to their program and swap our xphome version".

[oisilener1982]

hahaha, ang windows 7 ni blue screen?

ha? ipa windows 7 nila mga icafe? binuang ma ni. gas2 na pud na then luoya gud sa icafe daghan kaau kilid2 gani wla licenses sa permit ug windows xp pirated pa gigamit.

sure ko ani daghan gyud mag bagolbol kay kad2 naka windows xp home na before dili na magamit na.
paita sad ana nila oi...angay unta na padayon lang usa na.

unahon na ta na nila check kanang kilid2 diha sure man na cla wla license...if pasagdan nang mga kilid2 luoy kaau ang icafe dili mag dugay.

Ang ipasabot ni Chipmunk888 BLUE ang Wallpaper...Dili katong BLUE screen of Death *BSoD

Wala pud nag ingon ang microsoft na dili na pwede gamiton ang xp home sa net cafe. Ang ila ra concern kay dapat licensed ang OS

If mopalit pud ta sa windows 7 naay option para mag DOWNGRADE to Windows XP PRO

[Mambazzoo]

Ang ipasabot ni Chipmunk888 BLUE ang Wallpaper...Dili katong BLUE screen of Death *BSoD

Wala pud nag ingon ang microsoft na dili na pwede gamiton ang xp home sa net cafe. Ang ila ra concern kay dapat licensed ang OS

If mopalit pud ta sa windows 7 naay option para mag DOWNGRADE to Windows XP PRO

bro taga microsoft ka.

so pasabot nimo bro nga pwede pa ug padayon ang windows xp home, e followup lang nila rental agreeement sa mga previous windows xp home user especially sa mga icafe.

[Eisen Japhet Larnx]

dli pwede ang xp home ky dli mn mbutangan cya ur rental rights...
mga pr0 ra ang mbutangan ug rental rights...
hehehehe....

[Mambazzoo]

dli pwede ang xp home ky dli mn mbutangan cya ur rental rights...
mga pr0 ra ang mbutangan ug rental rights...
hehehehe....

ingon man before microsoft pwede xp home w/ rental rights.

duna man ako kaila iya windows xp home w/ rental rights naman to..completo gyud.

unya krn i pa change nila sa windows 7? dili na sad maayo na..ila ta gaan ug consideration mga previous legit windows xp home user sa mga icafe.

kad2 guro mag plan or bag o pa ani, mao mo kuha gyud cla sa windows7.

hope bro mo react ang microsoft dri sa atong thread aron daghan mahibaw an ta.

[Chipmunk888]

Gibuhat ni sa microsoft para modako ang sales sa Office 2007, then taud2x mo release na sila sa Office 2010

not solely to push through further their office 2007 but as well as start making money with their windows7.

Pero at least maka tipid ta sa OS

tipid with those small but vast businesses STILL using pirated xp operating system but NOT with those already complied before; its a double parking.



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