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contract period. The ACME enterprise wants to precisely know how many
Microsoft Excel licenses are used within the enterprise per year to be sure that
the licenses fees match the budget planned. Furthermore, if the ACME
enterprise were to purchase 300 additional Microsoft license points, the pricing
level would change from A to B, and maybe the pricing conditions could be
better. By enabling the software usage, the ACME enterprise will know, before
buying new Microsoft Licenses, if the 4,500 Microsoft Excel Licenses are really
used, and if by buying only 300 Microsoft points more, the ...