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by tundra gregg

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This week I received a letter from a local law firm that demanded that we complete a Microsoft Audit Summary and have an officer of the company sign it and return it to them within 2 weeks.

I am not overly concerned because I am fairly confidentthat we are fully liscensed but I am very outraged that they expect me to drop everything to fill out there stupid forms. We are EXTREMLY busy fixing Microsoft bugs to keep our systems secure and running smoothly.

Has anyone else experienced this type of demand? How did you deal with it? Is this a random mass mailing to generate more revenue for MS by scaring firms into buying more copies of the software than they really need?

Madder than Hell in MN.

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by clearsmashdrop

Not too long before I left my previous company we received an "audit" letter. I think the time frame was more like a month but I could be wrong. My boss got it.

Anyway, I believe we got the letter because someone squealed to microsoft. To make a long story short we were a private company and the owner didnt let us purchase software licenses properly. Basically to save money, he acted in a penny wise and pound foolish manner. I think someone got tired of being treated badly and decided to get revenge.

Im not sure what happened since the office has been closed. ( We were purchased by another company about 6 months before the audit letter arrived. )

by computab

We also had a form about software licences marked 'SAMPLE', past the deadline date, so I asked for the real thing, That was 2 months ago, haven't heard anything since.

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