Microsoft for Partners Licensing Basics I ran into this on the Microsoft Partner website and found it a bit peculiar. If software is like a book, then why isn’t it sold like a book?

What is a License?

A License refers to the legal right to acquire and use a version of a software product. Software is intellectual property, like a book or a music CD, so a software product license grants your customers the legal right to run a software program.

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