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Licensing issue blocks Microsoft 365 Family for some users
Microsoft is investigating a potential licensing issue blocking access to Microsoft 365 services for some customers with Family subscriptions. After a massive wave of user reports on social media and the company’s community website, Microsoft confirmed that some customers could no longer access Microsoft 365 using subscriptions that have yet to expire. As customers affected by the licensing issues reported,…
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Critical Cisco Smart Licensing Utility flaws now exploited in attacks
Attackers have started targeting Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU) instances unpatched against a vulnerability exposing a built-in backdoor admin account. The CSLU Windows application allows admins to manage licenses and linked products on-premises without connecting them to Cisco’s cloud-based Smart Software Manager solution. Cisco patched this security flaw (tracked as CVE-2024-20439) in September, describing it as “an undocumented static user…
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Microsoft faces FTC antitrust probe over AI and licensing practices – Computerworld
“The FTC’s antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s cloud services and AI partnerships could definitely lead to regulatory interventions affecting licensing terms, pricing models, and competition in the enterprise AI and cloud services market,” said Mukesh Ranjan, vice president at Everest Group. “Enterprises relying on Microsoft may face disruptions or increased costs as licensing agreements are revised.” Heightened regulatory scrutiny of Microsoft’s…
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Arm awaits verdict in high-stakes licensing suit against Qualcomm – Computerworld
In October, Arm cancelled Qualcomm’s license to the Nuvia ALA. It also demanded the destruction of Nuvia designs developed prior to the merger. Clearly, a verdict in favor of Arm would put Qualcomm in a tight corner, and also a who’s who of tech companies — Microsoft, Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung — currently using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon designs.…
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Arm’s high-stakes licensing suit against Qualcomm ends in mistrial, but Qualcomm prevails in key areas – Computerworld
This is where things became a bit muddy. Why did Arm decide to sue over a relatively small sum, and why did Qualcomm refuse to concede? This week in court, a wide range of arguments and counter arguments were laid out, mostly saying that each company believed the other was trying to sabotage its business. Make Qualcomm great again As…
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Qualcomm wins a legal battle over Arm chip licensing
A federal jury in Delaware determined on Friday that Qualcomm didn’t breach its agreement with Arm through its 2021 acquisition of Nuvia, a startup founded by three former Apple engineers. As reported earlier by Bloomberg and Reuters, the decision stems from a two-year-long legal battle that accused Qualcomm of misusing the chip designs Arm licensed to Nuvia before its acquisition.…
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Could ‘fair source’ software be the key to solving open source licensing disputes?
There’s a new software licensing structure in town, ‘fair source,’ and several startups have already signed up amid promises that the license will combine the best of both open and closed worlds. Application monitoring software firm Sentry is responsible for devising the license, which it noted in a separate blog post. The firm has been joined by a host of…
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