Microsoft Upgrade License Program

The answer to this will influence the worth of the new programs to your company.

What is the size of your company? Do you purchase large volumes of software on a regular basis?

Do you purchase the latest, greatest version of software as soon as it is available, or are you more likely to use whatever comes preinstalled on a new computer?

Are you more likely to upgrade software when new versions become available, or do you continue to use what you have until it no longer meets your needs?

Did you already have plans to conduct major software upgrades in the near future?

Are you a one person support organization that is currently supporting 4 different Windows OSes and 3 versions of Office and are getiing tired of it (Gee, that sounds familiar)?

If you are using multiple versions of software, do you regularly run into compatibility issues?

How you answer these questions will hopefully steer you in the right direction.

In my opinion, either of these programs is only worthwhile if you upgrade on a regular basis or if you had already planned on a major upgrade

Why pay for unknown upgrades to be supplied in the future? More & more complex software, With an increasing liklihood of going wrong, there is an ever-increasing number of incomprehensible error messages. Windows XP is just as likely to go wrong as Windows 98. If Windows 98 is not good enough, the get 3rd party software such as Norton Windoctor, ZoneAlarm, Norton antivirus, and Symantec G0-Back. Do you use Windows for its own sake, to impress the neighbours, or as as a control system for aninvaluable tool used at work? There is nothing in Windows XP that is not being produced elsewhere & better.