Re: IBM will withdraw the ability to acquire non-expiring IBM i entitlements for the P05 and P10 software tiers, effective March 26, 2024.

Good points, Jack. So far as I know, I believe that all or most of IBM are going with subscriptions. I do recommend that people listen to the webinar, there are a lot of details presented that should help understand what is going on and what is yet to come. One aspect of it is that SWMA is included. You might want to skip to about 24:30, where the subscription term stuff is explained - before that is stuff about the value of the system and all.

Cheers
Vern

On 8/31/2023 11:42 AM, Jack Woehr via MIDRANGE-L wrote:

A couple of thoughts about that.


    1. A one-time license can be regarded as a capital expenditure. A
    subscription is an operating cost. It may well be advantageous to the
    enterprise to have the licensing as a subscription cost (taxes,
    amortization of permanent license, etc.)
    2. I don't see anything wrong with IBM making some revenue. If the
    revenue stream becomes inadequate, the platform will be retired.


On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 10:39 AM Patrik Schindler <poc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Rob,

Am 29.08.2023 um 13:34 schrieb Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>:

There will no longer be *PERM keys for IBM i software.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/sww-selected-non-expiring-i-license-offerings-as-transforms-i-business

"As the IT industry is moving toward licensing software in a subscription
model, the IBM i business is responding to the requests of clients and
partners as their businesses follow suit. Subscription licensing offers
clients predictable and consistent payment options while maximizing the
ability to remain current with their technology."

Using "everybody else does likewise" is just laughable. As if IBM needed
to care what others do. They could just offer both options.

I believe this is only to maximize revenue to IBM to benefit their
shareholders. As almost always nowadays.

Just my $0.02.

:wq! PoC