Licensing Quandary

[unfaithfulsfan]

Call me a cheapskate but I really don't want to pay $50 for a yes/no answer. Quickbooks' forum is not as on top of things as LR so I thought I'd throw this out to y'all to see what you think.

I have a customer who has a 3-user license for Quickbooks 2008. All 3 licenses are in use. He is considering replacing one of the PCs. My question is: Would he be in violation of the license agreement if he uninstalled the software from the old PC and reinstalled it on the new one? He would still have only 3 users.

I wouldn't think so but you never know nowadays!

Thanks!
Jack

[hnzw_rui]

Considering he's uninstalling it from the original PC, he shouldn't be in violation of the license. Most licenses have a provision for moving to a new machine.

We were in a more difficult quandary. We had a 5-user license for Quickbooks Enterprise installed on 4 desktops. The company bought two laptops so the bookkeepers could connect remotely (VPN) but they'd be using the desktops when in the office. Boss didn't want to pay for 10-user license. Per call to Intuit customer support, it can be installed on more than 5 PCs, as long as the concurrent number of users doesn't exceed 5.

[unfaithfulsfan]

And once again, LR comes through when the manufacturer/developer won't!!!

Thanks so much for the quick response. I know what you mean about the concurrent user quandary. Another of our clients uses a database software that's ridiculously expensive ($500 per user license). They have 50 users but only 30 licenses so it's a constant juggling act to avoid violations.

Thanks again!!