Comments on: Old Approach App in XP http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/old-approach-app-in-xp/ Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: daveinaz http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/old-approach-app-in-xp/#comment-48823 daveinaz Wed, 04 Jan 2006 10:34:51 +0000 #comment-48823 From IBM’s websit (http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=479&uid=swg21201973); “Lotus software announced the availability of IBM Lotus SmartSuite 9.8 in December 2003 and Fix Pack 3 (FP3) for version 9.8 in October 2005 for the Microsoft Windows XP platform.” And I was able to confirm the dirt cheap prices for the SmartSuite 9.8 package at lots of internet vendors.

The question I’d have is, does that $20 include a license to use the software in a business environment? IBM’s website is offering a license and one year of support for $281. That may be mostly for the support, but you should check into it before buying 100 copies. An OEM version, which is what you’re likely to get for $20, MAY require you to purchase a license to activate the software. It’s up to the publisher of the software, and I don’t know IBM’s policies on this.

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