OnLive Desktop facing some trouble from Microsoft
We’ve talked about OnLive Desktop a couple of times here, and I’ve even had the pleasure of playing with the Android version. I was pretty impressed with the way that it ran on my TouchPad. It was very smooth and easy to use. Apparently the creators of OnLive didn’t make a very smooth move when they set to work getting a virtual Windows 7 running on your tablet.
Microsoft is investigating OnLive for some compliance issues with it’s licensing terms. Microsoft takes licensing very seriously and is working on bringing OnLive into compliance with its policies. Basically Microsoft requires the end user of virtual Windows to be holders of their own license key to use its products. This means that you, the customer, would be responsible for getting a license key. The way this most likely will end up working is that OnLive will have to charge a whole lot more than the $4.99 it is currently charging to use its service.
It’s possible that part of OnLive and Microsoft’s arrangement is that they require separate licenses for the virtual Windows 7 and Microsoft Office. That could just add on more cost, which no one wants to see except maybe Microsoft. OnLive is potentially a very powerful and useful tool, so I’m hoping to see a quick resolution to this matter, and hopefully one that doesn’t cost us the user too much more.
[Into Mobile]
