When Citrix XenDesktop 4 was announced I was very excited about all the new features except for one – Per Named User licensing.  I thought all the new features were great and they would make XenDesktop 4 the front runner in VDI solutions except for the licensing change.  The change from Concurrent User licensing to Per Named User licensing has caused a lot conversation and lots people don’t like the change.  I am one of those people.  I have voiced my opinion that if XenDesktop licensing is going to be changed to Per Named User then Citrix should at least offer you another licensing option like Per Device.  Nick Holmquist went even further in stating the Concurrent User licensing should be an option as well and has stated that Citrix should offer “Flex Licensing” to make licensing for XenDesktop as flexible as the product itself.  You can read Nick’s complete article – XenDesktop 4 Licensing – Additional Thoughts for his great take on “Flex Licensing”.  I think having “Flex Licensing” for XenDesktop 4 is a great idea.  In this blog post I am going to voice my thoughts on the Per Named User licensing change, Per Device licensing, and “Flex Licensing”.
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